GRID K220Q vs FirePro V4900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V4900 and GRID K220Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro V4900
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.57
+8.4%

V4900 outperforms GRID K220Q by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking823844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.17
Power efficiency2.350.72
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTurksGK104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)2 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$469

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores4801536
Core clock speed800 MHz745 MHz
Number of transistors716 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2095.36
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPS2.289 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs24128

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length163 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s160.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro V4900 2.57
+8.4%
GRID K220Q 2.37

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro V4900 990
+8.6%
GRID K220Q 912

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.57 2.37
Recency 1 November 2011 2 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt

FirePro V4900 has a 8.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 200% lower power consumption.

GRID K220Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro V4900 and GRID K220Q.


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