GRID K520 vs Radeon R9 390X

When choosing between GRID K520 and Radeon R9 390X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GRID K520 and Radeon R9 390X.

Main Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon R9 390X
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 390X has 22% more power consumption, than GRID K520.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 390X - with GCN.
  • GRID K520 and Radeon R9 390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 390X is 8 mm longer, than GRID K520.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 390X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 9−10 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 24−27
4K / 2160p 4−5 14−16
low / 720p 30−35 75−80
medium / 1080p 20−22 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 207% more, than GRID K520.

Full Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon R9 390X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK104 Grenada XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 16 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 2816
Core clock speed 745 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 184.8
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 5,914 gflops
Length 267 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 384 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 684 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27.5 Mh/s
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
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