GRID K520 vs Radeon HD 5970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K520 and Radeon HD 5970, 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 GRID K520 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.

GRID K520

Radeon HD 5970

Main Specs

	GRID K520	Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	294 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Radeon HD 5970 has 30% more power consumption, than GRID K520.
GRID K520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GRID K520 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GRID K520 is 20 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GRID K520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 38 mm longer, than GRID K520.
Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	10−12
ultra / 1080p	9−10	6−7
QHD / 1440p	4−5	1−2
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	20−22	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	24−27	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	9−10	1−2
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
low / 720p	55−60	35−40
medium / 1080p	27−30	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Battlefield 5 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID K520 and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	180−190
medium / 768p	180−190	150−160
ultra / 1080p	100−110	75−80
QHD / 1440p	55−60	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
medium / 768p	95−100	80−85
ultra / 1080p	65−70	50−55
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	18−20	12−14
ultra / 1080p	18−20	12−14
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	30−33
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Far Cry 5 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	27−30	20−22
ultra / 1080p	21−24	14−16
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	55−60	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Fortnite is 35% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	27−30	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	5−6
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	55−60	40−45
medium / 1080p	30−35	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	90−95	70−75
medium / 768p	80−85	60−65
high / 1080p	30−35	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
QHD / 1440p	4−5	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	10−11	7−8
ultra / 1080p	8−9	5−6
4K / 2160p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−11
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Metro Exodus is 55% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	−	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−105
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	24−27	20−22
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 28% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	60−65	40−45
medium / 768p	35−40	24−27
high / 1080p	20−22	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	8−9
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 47% more, than Radeon HD 5970.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	27−30
high / 768p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

	GRID K520	Radeon HD 5970
Architecture	Kepler	TeraScale 2
Code name	GK104	Hemlock
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	23 July 2013	18 November 2009
Pipelines	1536	1600
Core clock speed	745 MHz	725 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million	2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	95.36	58.00
Floating-point performance	2x 2,448 gflops	2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length	267 mm	305 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	3.0
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GRID K520 vs Radeon HD 5970

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