GRID K260Q vs GeForce GT 630 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 630 OEM with GRID K260Q, including specs and performance data.
GRID K260Q outperforms GT 630 OEM by a whopping 361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 946 | 522 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.89 |
| Power efficiency | 2.44 | 2.50 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 28 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $937 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 875 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 14.00 | 95.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.336 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 891 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 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 | 1.66 | 7.65 |
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 28 June 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 225 Watt |
GT 630 OEM has 350% lower power consumption.
GRID K260Q, on the other hand, has a 360.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GRID K260Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop card while GRID K260Q is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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