Matrox Millennium G550 vs GRID K560Q

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Primary details

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

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ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)G500 (2001−2005)
GPU code nameGK104Condor
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date2 July 2014 (11 years ago)26 November 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,599 $199

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 cores1536 ×2no data
Core clock speed745 MHz125 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million10 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Texture fill rate95.36 ×20.25
Floating-point processing power2.289 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs32 ×22
TMUs128 ×22
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB ×232 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s ×22.656 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)8.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.61.5
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 July 2014 26 November 2001
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 180 nm

GRID K560Q has an age advantage of 12 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GRID K560Q and Matrox Millennium G550. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GRID K560Q is a workstation graphics card while Matrox Millennium G550 is a desktop one.

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