GRID K340 vs Quadro FX 4700 X2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 4700 X2 and GRID K340, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
K340 outperforms 4700 X2 by an impressive 78% 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 | 991 | 817 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | 0.99 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | $3,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
GRID K340 has 100% better value for money than FX 4700 X2.
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 | 128 ×2 | 384 ×4 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 226 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 30.40 ×4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.384 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.7296 TFLOPS ×4 |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 8 ×4 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 32 ×4 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 128 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 1 GB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s ×2 | 28.8 GB/s ×4 |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 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 | 1.62 | 2.89 |
| Recency | 18 April 2008 | 23 July 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 226 Watt | 225 Watt |
GRID K340 has a 78.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 0.4% lower power consumption.
The GRID K340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4700 X2 in performance tests.
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