GRID K560Q vs Radeon HD 7730
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 819 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.61 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2013 (12 years ago) | 2 July 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | $3,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 1536 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 95.36 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6144 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 512 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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 160.0 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2013 | 2 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 225 Watt |
HD 7730 has 378.7% lower power consumption.
GRID K560Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7730 and GRID K560Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7730 is a desktop graphics card while GRID K560Q is a workstation one.
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