GRID K120Q vs Radeon RX 550

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Aggregate performance score

RX 550
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.04
+826%

Radeon RX 550 outperforms GRID K120Q by a whopping 826% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking5221116
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.11no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameLexaGK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 July 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 $125
Current price$121 (1.5x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512192
Core clock speed1100 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed1183 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,200 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate37.8613.60
Floating-point performance1,211 gflops326.4 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s28.51 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDAno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 550 7.04
+826%
GRID K120Q 0.76

Radeon RX 550 outperforms GRID K120Q by 826% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 550 2722
+829%
GRID K120Q 293

Radeon RX 550 outperforms GRID K120Q by 829% in Passmark.

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 7.04 0.76
Recency 20 April 2017 2 July 2014
Cost $79 $125
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 130 Watt

The Radeon RX 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K120Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 550 is a desktop card while GRID K120Q is a workstation one.


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