AMD FirePro M4150 vs NVIDIA GRID K1

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Combined performance score

GRID K1
1.68

FirePro M4150 outperforms GRID K1 by 42% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking890800
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.070.29
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Opal
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date18 March 2013 (11 years old)16 October 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,140 no data
Current price$317 (0.1x MSRP)$170
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M4150 has 314% better value for money than GRID K1.

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 cores192384
Core clock speed850 MHz715 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data
Texture fill rate13.6017.16
Floating-point performance4x 326.4 gflops549.1 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1782 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s64 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GRID K1 1.68
FirePro M4150 2.39
+42.3%

FirePro M4150 outperforms GRID K1 by 42% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GRID K1 650
FirePro M4150 928
+42.8%

FirePro M4150 outperforms GRID K1 by 43% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.68 2.39
Recency 18 March 2013 16 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB

The FirePro M4150 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K1 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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