NVIDIA GRID K2 videocard review

NVIDIA GRID K2

GRID K2 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 11 May 2013. At the time of release, the videocard cost $5,199. The videocard is designed for workstation-computers and based on Kepler microarchitecture codenamed GK104.

Core clock speed - 745 MHz. Texture fill rate - 2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec. Pipelines - 2x 1536. Floating-point performance - 2x 2,289 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 3,540 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 225 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2x 4 GB. Memory bus width - 2x 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 5000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 2x 160.0 GB / s.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
2737
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
319
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
10550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
18.948 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
968.568 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
2.580 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
32.988 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
114.144 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
6371 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
344 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
312 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
6371.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
344.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
312.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 2737
PassMark - G2D Mark 319
Geekbench - OpenCL 10550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 18.948 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 968.568 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 2.580 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 32.988 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 114.144 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 6371 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 344 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 312 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 6371.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 344.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 312.000 Fps

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture Kepler
Code name GK104
Launch date 11 May 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $5,199
Place in performance rating 976
Type Workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 745 MHz
Floating-point performance 2x 2,289 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 2x 1536
Texture fill rate 2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 2x 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5