GRID K160Q vs Radeon 520

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K160Q and Radeon 520. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID K160Q and Radeon 520. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon 520 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon 520 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon 520 here:

Main Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon 520
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • GRID K160Q has 160% more power consumption, than Radeon 520.
  • GRID K160Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 520 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon 520 has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q is used in Desktops, and Radeon 520 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K160Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon 520 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon 520 is 180 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.
  • GRID K160Q and Radeon 520 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 520 is 468 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 1−2
medium / 1080p 1−2 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID K160Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 800% more, than Radeon 520.

Full Specs

  GRID K160Q Radeon 520
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Oland
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 21 March 2017
Pipelines 192 320
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 20.60
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 659.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 16 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.0
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
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