HD Graphics (Haswell) vs GRID K520
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID K520 with HD Graphics (Haswell), including specs and performance data.
GRID K520 outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 976% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 487 | 1149 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.39 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Haswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 ×2 | 10 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 95.36 ×2 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.289 TFLOPS ×2 | no data |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | no data |
| TMUs | 128 ×2 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×2 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s ×2 | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 60−65
+900%
| 6
−900%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 59.98 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
+0%
|
3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how GRID K520 and HD Graphics (Haswell) compete in popular games:
- GRID K520 is 900% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.15 | 0.85 |
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 1 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
GRID K520 has a 976.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.
HD Graphics (Haswell), on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GRID K520 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.
Be aware that GRID K520 is a workstation card while HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook one.
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