GeForce 800A vs GRID K340
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID K340 with GeForce 800A, including specs and performance data.
K340 outperforms 800A by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 830 | 1159 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 5.36 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | GF119 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (13 years ago) | 17 March 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,299 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 ×4 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.40 ×4 | 3.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7296 TFLOPS ×4 | 0.0912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 ×4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 ×4 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×4 | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit ×4 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s ×4 | 14.4 GB/s |
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 | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 2.1 |
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 | 2.93 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 17 March 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 15 Watt |
GRID K340 has a 182% higher aggregate performance score, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 800A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 1400% lower power consumption.
The GRID K340 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 800A in performance tests.
Be aware that GRID K340 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 800A is a notebook one.
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