Radeon Instinct MI25 vs GRID K1

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID K1 and Radeon Instinct MI25, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GRID K1
2013
4 GB DDR3, 130 Watt
1.69

Instinct MI25 outperforms GRID K1 by a whopping 664% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking935389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.913.00
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Vega 10
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 March 2013 (11 years ago)27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,140 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1924096
Core clock speed850 MHz1400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate13.60384.0
Floating-point processing power0.3264 TFLOPS12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs16256

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz852 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s436.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.125
CUDA3.0-

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.

GRID K1 1.69
Instinct MI25 12.91
+664%

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.

GRID K1 650
Instinct MI25 4978
+666%

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 1.69 12.91
Recency 18 March 2013 27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 300 Watt

GRID K1 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI25, on the other hand, has a 663.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Instinct MI25 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K1 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GRID K1
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