GRID K500 vs Quadro FX 550
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1506 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.39 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | NV43 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 April 2006 (20 years ago) | 2 July 2014 (12 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1536 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 360 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.880 | 95.36 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.289 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 128 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 198 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s ×2 |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 April 2006 | 2 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 225 Watt |
FX 550 has 650% lower power consumption.
GRID K500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 293% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 550 and GRID K500. We've got no test results to judge.
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