GRID K240Q vs Quadro K4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4000 and GRID K240Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K4000
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
7.06
+7%

K4000 outperforms GRID K240Q by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking552567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.581.37
Power efficiency6.052.01
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK106GK104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)28 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,269 $469

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GRID K240Q has 136% better value for money than Quadro K4000.

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 cores7681536
Core clock speed810 MHz745 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate51.8495.36
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS2.289 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs64128

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
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1404 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.8 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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
CUDA3.03.0

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.

Quadro K4000 7.06
+7%
GRID K240Q 6.60

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.

Quadro K4000 2718
+7%
GRID K240Q 2541

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 7.06 6.60
Recency 1 March 2013 28 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 225 Watt

Quadro K4000 has a 7% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 181.3% lower power consumption.

GRID K240Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro K4000 and GRID K240Q.


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