GRID M10-8Q vs Radeon R5 M240 Rebrand
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 622 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.12 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Mars | GM107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 18 May 2016 (9 years ago) |
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 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.80 | 52.24 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5376 TFLOPS | 1.672 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
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 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 83.2 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
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 | - | 5.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2014 | 18 May 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
GRID M10-8Q has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 M240 Rebrand and GRID M10-8Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 M240 Rebrand is a notebook graphics card while GRID M10-8Q is a workstation one.
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