GRID K520 vs Radeon R7 260

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K520 and Radeon R7 260. 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 K520 and Radeon R7 260. 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.

Main Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 115 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 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GRID K520 has 95% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GRID K520 and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID K520 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 3375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
ultra / 1080p 9−10 8−9
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 20−22 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  GRID K520 Radeon R7 260
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name GK104 Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 17 December 2013
Pipelines 1536 768
Core clock speed 745 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 48.00
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 267 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 104 GB/s
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 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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