GRID K120Q vs Radeon HD 8740 OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1206 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.03 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.41 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 2 July 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $125 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 512 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.60 | 13.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8192 TFLOPS | 0.3264 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
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 | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 28.51 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
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 | 5 September 2013 | 2 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 130 Watt |
HD 8740 OEM has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 136.4% lower power consumption.
GRID K120Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8740 OEM and GRID K120Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8740 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GRID K120Q is a workstation one.
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