AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) vs NVIDIA GRID K240Q

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) and NVIDIA GRID K240Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

NVIDIA GRID K240Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 24% higher core clock speed: 926 MHz vs 745 MHz
Around 44% higher texture fill rate: 137.5 GTexel / s vs 95.36 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1536
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 225 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 32% higher memory clock speed: 6600 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9983 vs 6935
Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9983 vs 6935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 August 2016 vs 28 June 2013
Core clock speed	926 MHz vs 745 MHz
Texture fill rate	137.5 GTexel / s vs 95.36 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 1536
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 225 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	6600 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9983 vs 6935
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9983 vs 6935

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K240Q

467.1x better floating-point performance: 2,289 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3938 vs 2443
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3667 vs 1674
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3938 vs 2443
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3667 vs 1674

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	2,289 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3938 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3667 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3938 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3667 vs 1674

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID K240Q

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9983

6935

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2443

3938

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1674

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9983

6935

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2443

3938

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1674

3667

Name	AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)	NVIDIA GRID K240Q
Geekbench - OpenCL	33812
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9983	6935
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2443	3938
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1674	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9983	6935
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2443	3938
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1674	3667
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3675
PassMark - G3D Mark		2541
PassMark - G2D Mark		212

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)	NVIDIA GRID K240Q
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Kepler
Code name	Ellesmere	GK104
Design	Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	4 August 2016	28 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	$469
Place in performance rating	490	491
Price now	$109.99
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	91.95
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz
Compute units	32
Core clock speed	926 MHz	745 MHz
Floating-point performance	4.9 TFLOPs	2,289 gflops
GPU Power	85-110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	1536
Stream Processors	2048
Texture fill rate	137.5 GTexel / s	95.36 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6600 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore