GeForce GTX 480 vs GRID K520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 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 480 stacks up against GRID K520, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 11% more power consumption, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID K520 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than GRID K520.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and GRID K520 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K520 is 45 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID K520 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID K520 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 35% more, than GRID K520.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 GRID K520
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF100 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 7 December 2010 23 July 2013
Pipelines 480 1536
Core clock speed 700 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 95.36
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
CUDA cores 480
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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