GRID K520 vs Quadro M4000

In this comparison between GRID K520 and Quadro M4000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GRID K520 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M4000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GRID K520 Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • GRID K520 has 87% more power consumption, than Quadro M4000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than GRID K520.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 28 MHz higher, than GRID K520.
  • GRID K520 and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID K520 is 26 mm longer, than Quadro M4000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 1008 MHz higher, than GRID K520.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 20−22 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than GRID K520.

Full Specs

  GRID K520 Quadro M4000
Architecture Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name GK104 GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 29 June 2015
Pipelines 1536 1664
Core clock speed 745 MHz 773 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 80.39
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 267 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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