GeForce GTX 650 vs GRID K520

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 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 650 stacks up against GRID K520, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 GRID K520
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GRID K520 has 251% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and GRID K520 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 313 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and GRID K520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID K520 is 262 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 4995 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 GRID K520
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK107 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 6 September 2012 23 July 2013
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 95.36
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
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