NVIDIA GeForce 310 OEM vs NVIDIA GRID K520Q
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | GK104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT218-300-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 3,540 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 294 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 27th, 2009 | Jul 2nd, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 300 | GRID |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Launch price | — | 3,599 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 589 MHz | 745 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1402 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 333 MHz 666 Mbps effective | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.328 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 1536 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 128 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 8 |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per SMX) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.356 GPixel/s | 23.84 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.712 GTexel/s | 95.36 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 44.86 GFLOPS | 2.289 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 95.36 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| TDP | 31 W | 225 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort1x VGA | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P691 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
