NVIDIA GRID K520Q
About GPU
The NVIDIA GRID K520Q is a professional GPU designed for high-quality graphics and computing performance. With a memory size of 4GB and a memory type of GDDR5, this GPU is optimized for handling large and complex graphics workloads. The memory clock of 1250MHz ensures fast and efficient data processing, while the 1536 shading units contribute to smooth and realistic rendering of images and animations.
One of the standout features of the NVIDIA GRID K520Q is its impressive theoretical performance of 2.289 TFLOPS. This makes it well-suited for demanding tasks such as 3D rendering, video editing, and gaming. Additionally, the L2 cache of 512KB helps to reduce latency and improve overall graphics performance.
With a TDP of 225W, the NVIDIA GRID K520Q is a power-efficient option for professional workstations. This GPU is capable of handling resource-intensive applications while remaining energy-efficient.
Overall, the NVIDIA GRID K520Q is a reliable and high-performing GPU that fulfills the requirements of professionals in the fields of design, animation, and engineering. Its robust specifications, including the memory size, memory type, and theoretical performance, make it a solid choice for users seeking a GPU that can deliver top-notch graphics and computing capabilities.
Basic
Label Name
NVIDIA
Platform
Professional
Launch Date
July 2014
Model Name
GRID K520Q
Generation
GRID
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Transistors
3,540 million
TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) serve as components of the GPU, which are capable of rotating, scaling, and distorting binary images, and then placing them as textures onto any plane of a given 3D model. This process is called texture mapping.
128
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Architecture
Kepler
Memory Specifications
Memory Size
4GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
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The memory bus width refers to the number of bits of data that the video memory can transfer within a single clock cycle. The larger the bus width, the greater the amount of data that can be transmitted instantaneously, making it one of the crucial parameters of video memory. The memory bandwidth is calculated as: Memory Bandwidth = Memory Frequency x Memory Bus Width / 8. Therefore, when the memory frequencies are similar, the memory bus width will determine the size of the memory bandwidth.
256bit
Memory Clock
1250MHz
Bandwidth
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Memory bandwidth refers to the data transfer rate between the graphics chip and the video memory. It is measured in bytes per second, and the formula to calculate it is: memory bandwidth = working frequency × memory bus width / 8 bits.
160.0 GB/s
Theoretical Performance
Pixel Rate
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Pixel fill rate refers to the number of pixels a graphics processing unit (GPU) can render per second, measured in MPixels/s (million pixels per second) or GPixels/s (billion pixels per second). It is the most commonly used metric to evaluate the pixel processing performance of a graphics card.
23.84 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
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Texture fill rate refers to the number of texture map elements (texels) that a GPU can map to pixels in a single second.
95.36 GTexel/s
FP64 (double)
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An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy, while single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
95.36 GFLOPS
FP32 (float)
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An important metric for measuring GPU performance is floating-point computing capability. Single-precision floating-point numbers (32-bit) are used for common multimedia and graphics processing tasks, while double-precision floating-point numbers (64-bit) are required for scientific computing that demands a wide numeric range and high accuracy. Half-precision floating-point numbers (16-bit) are used for applications like machine learning, where lower precision is acceptable.
2.335
TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
Shading Units
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The most fundamental processing unit is the Streaming Processor (SP), where specific instructions and tasks are executed. GPUs perform parallel computing, which means multiple SPs work simultaneously to process tasks.
1536
L1 Cache
16 KB (per SMX)
L2 Cache
512KB
TDP
225W
Vulkan Version
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Vulkan is a cross-platform graphics and compute API by Khronos Group, offering high performance and low CPU overhead. It lets developers control the GPU directly, reduces rendering overhead, and supports multi-threading and multi-core processors.
1.1
OpenCL Version
3.0
OpenGL
4.6
DirectX
12 (11_0)
CUDA
3.0
Shader Model
5.1
ROPs
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The Raster Operations Pipeline (ROPs) is primarily responsible for handling lighting and reflection calculations in games, as well as managing effects like anti-aliasing (AA), high resolution, smoke, and fire. The more demanding the anti-aliasing and lighting effects in a game, the higher the performance requirements for the ROPs; otherwise, it may result in a sharp drop in frame rate.
32
Suggested PSU
550W
Benchmarks
FP32 (float)
Score
2.335
TFLOPS
Compared to Other GPU
FP32 (float)
/ TFLOPS