RTX A1000 vs GRID M6-8Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID M6-8Q and RTX A1000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GRID M6-8Q
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.25

RTX A1000 outperforms GRID M6-8Q by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking467190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.6842.08
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 August 2015 (9 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

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 cores15362304
Core clock speed722 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1462 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate69.31105.3
Floating-point processing power2.218 TFLOPS6.737 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs9672
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
WidthMXM Module1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.4 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA5.28.6

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 M6-8Q 9.25
RTX A1000 29.13
+215%

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 M6-8Q 3568
RTX A1000 11242
+215%

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 9.25 29.13
Recency 30 August 2015 16 April 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt

RTX A1000 has a 214.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The RTX A1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M6-8Q in performance tests.


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