GRID K560Q vs GeForce 930MX
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 733 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.61 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 March 2016 (8 years ago) | 2 July 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,599 |
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 cores | 384 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 952 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1020 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.48 | 95.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7834 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | - |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2016 | 2 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 225 Watt |
GeForce 930MX has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1223.5% lower power consumption.
GRID K560Q, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 930MX and GRID K560Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 930MX is a notebook card while GRID K560Q is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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