AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM vs NVIDIA GRID K520Q
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Bonaire | GK104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Bonaire XT (215-0839039) | — |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 3,540 million |
| Die size | 160 mm² | 294 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 21st, 2013 | Jul 2nd, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | GRID |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | — |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | — |
| Launch price | — | 3,599 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 745 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1625 MHz 6.5 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 104.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 896 | 1536 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Compute units | 14 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 17.60 GPixel/s | 23.84 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 61.60 GTexel/s | 95.36 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.971 TFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 123.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 95.36 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 183 mm 7.2 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 85 W | 225 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.0 |
