GRID M60-4A vs Extreme Graphics 2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 662 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.02 |
| Architecture | Generation 2.0 (2002−2003) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Montara | GM204 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 December 2003 (22 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 557 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 266 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.27 | 150.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.825 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 64 |
| TMUs | 1 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 160.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 December 2003 | 30 August 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 28 nm |
GRID M60-4A has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 78% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Extreme Graphics 2 and GRID M60-4A. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Extreme Graphics 2 is a notebook graphics card while GRID M60-4A is a workstation one.
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