GRID M60-4A vs FirePro W9100
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 246 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 3.01 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) |
| GPU code name | Hawaii | GM204 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 26 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $1566 | no data |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2816 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 557 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,200 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 163.7 | 150.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 5,238 gflops | 4,833 gflops |
Size and 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Memory
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 | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 5012 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
| StereoOutput3D | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
| HD сomponent video output | 1 | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | 5.2 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 26 March 2014 | 30 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 750 Watt | 225 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FirePro W9100 and GRID M60-4A. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar GPU comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
