NVIDIA GRID K520 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID K520 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K520

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 20.6x more texture fill rate: 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 102.0 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 1536
  • 2x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,448 gflops vs 2,448 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 4 GB vs 4 GB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 2500 MHz
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1063.784 vs 705.616
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 42.277 vs 13.832
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6782 vs 4868
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 3679
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6782 vs 4868
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 3679
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 July 2013 vs 11 May 2013
Texture fill rate 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 102.0 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 1536
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops vs 2,448 gflops
Maximum memory size 2x 4 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.784 vs 705.616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 42.277 vs 13.832
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6782 vs 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 vs 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6782 vs 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 vs 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 vs 3351

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 745 MHz
  • Around 84% lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3804 vs 3516
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 422 vs 160
  • Around 18% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12815 vs 10864
  • Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.934 vs 20.97
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.631 vs 3.244
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 78.867 vs 76.158
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 823 MHz vs 745 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 122 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3804 vs 3516
PassMark - G2D Mark 422 vs 160
Geekbench - OpenCL 12815 vs 10864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.934 vs 20.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.631 vs 3.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 78.867 vs 76.158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID K520
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3516
3804
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
160
422
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10864
12815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.97
39.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1063.784
705.616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.244
3.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.277
13.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
76.158
78.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6782
4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6782
4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3351
Name NVIDIA GRID K520 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
PassMark - G3D Mark 3516 3804
PassMark - G2D Mark 160 422
Geekbench - OpenCL 10864 12815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.97 39.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1063.784 705.616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.244 3.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 42.277 13.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 76.158 78.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6782 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6782 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 3679
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 3351
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1466

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GRID K520 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK104 GK104
Launch date 23 July 2013 11 May 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $3,599
Place in performance rating 762 764
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 745 MHz 823 MHz
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 2,448 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2x 1536 1536
Texture fill rate 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec 102.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt 122 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,540 million
Boost clock speed 797 MHz
CUDA cores 1536

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size large
SLI options 1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 2x 160.0 GB / s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0
Standard memory configuration GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
TXAA