Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs GRID K100
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.69 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 June 2013 (12 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $63 | no data |
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 | 192 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1202 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.60 | 81.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3264 TFLOPS | 2.611 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1024 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | 2-slot | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 891 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | 92.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2013 | 11 April 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 65 Watt |
RX 560X Mobile has an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GRID K100 and Radeon RX 560X Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GRID K100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 560X Mobile is a notebook one.
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