GRID K520 vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

In this comparison between GRID K520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R6 Kaveri is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 R6 Kaveri here:

Main Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon R6 Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GRID K520 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - in Laptops.
  • GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K520 is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
  • GRID K520 and Radeon R6 Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

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 R6 Kaveri.

Full Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon R6 Kaveri
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.1
Code name GK104 Kaveri
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 July 2013 4 June 2014
Pipelines 1536 384
Core clock speed 745 MHz 533 MHz
Boost Clock 654 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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