GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs GRID K520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GRID K520, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against GRID K520, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K520 has 95% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and GRID K520 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GRID K520 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 356 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GRID K520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 3000 MHz higher, than GRID K520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GRID K520.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GRID K520
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2017 23 July 2013
Pipelines 2048 1536
Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 745 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 7,200 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 176.5 95.36
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 6.1 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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