ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs GRID K340
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID K340 with Radeon HD 4850 X2, including specs and performance data.
K340 outperforms HD 4850 X2 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 822 | 854 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 0.13 |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 0.83 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | R700 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) | 7 November 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,299 | $420 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
ATI HD 4850 X2 has 550% better value for money than GRID K340.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 384 ×4 | 800 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 956 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.40 ×4 | 25.00 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7296 TFLOPS ×4 | 1 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 8 ×4 | 16 ×2 |
| TMUs | 32 ×4 | 40 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 256 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×4 | 512 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit ×4 | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 995 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s ×4 | 63.68 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 | No outputs | 4x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| 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 | 2.90 | 2.71 |
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 7 November 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 250 Watt |
GRID K340 has a 7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GRID K340 and Radeon HD 4850 X2.
Be aware that GRID K340 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4850 X2 is a desktop one.
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