GRID K520 vs Radeon HD 6550A

In this comparison between GRID K520 and Radeon HD 6550A 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 Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GRID K520
Radeon HD 6550A

Main Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon HD 6550A
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • GRID K520 has 542% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GRID K520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K520 is 195 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
  • GRID K520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 1−2
medium / 1080p 20−22 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

Full Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon HD 6550A
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK104 Pinewood
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 7 February 2011
Pipelines 1536 480
Core clock speed 745 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 627 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 13.20
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 624.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 25.6 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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