NVIDIA GRID K180Q vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GK107 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Kepler | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 118 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 28th, 2013 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GRID | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 125 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 480 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 891 MHz 1782 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| SMX count | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per SMX) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 12 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 5 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.400 GPixel/s | 3.840 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 13.60 GTexel/s | 5.760 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 326.4 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 13.60 GFLOPS (1:24) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 600.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | — |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 3.0 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Quadro FX Go |
