GRID K340 vs FirePro V5900
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro V5900 and GRID K340, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
V5900 outperforms GRID K340 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 740 | 757 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.04 |
| Power efficiency | 3.03 | 0.95 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 24 May 2011 (13 years ago) | 23 July 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 512 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 30.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6144 TFLOPS | 0.7296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 230 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 28.8 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 Connectors | 1x DVI | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
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 | 3.28 | 3.10 |
| Recency | 24 May 2011 | 23 July 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 225 Watt |
FirePro V5900 has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 200% lower power consumption.
GRID K340, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro V5900 and GRID K340.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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