AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient vs NVIDIA GRID K2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient and NVIDIA GRID K2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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, Geekbench - OpenCL.

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient

NVIDIA GRID K2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 355 vs 319
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 26.039 vs 18.948
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 135.437 vs 114.144
9.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 344
10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3352 vs 312
9.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 344
10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3352 vs 312

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2018 vs 11 May 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	355 vs 319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.039 vs 18.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	135.437 vs 114.144
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352 vs 312
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352 vs 312

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K2

2.5x more core clock speed: 745 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2737 vs 1894
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 968.568 vs 176.928
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.58 vs 1.666
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.988 vs 27.603
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6371 vs 2408
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6371 vs 2408

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	745 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2737 vs 1894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	968.568 vs 176.928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.58 vs 1.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.988 vs 27.603
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6371 vs 2408
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6371 vs 2408

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID K2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1894

2737

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

355

319

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.039

18.948

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

176.928

968.568

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.666

2.58

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27.603

32.988

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

135.437

114.144

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2408

6371

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

344

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

312

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2408

6371

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

344

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

312

Name	AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient	NVIDIA GRID K2
PassMark - G3D Mark	1894	2737
PassMark - G2D Mark	355	319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.039	18.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	176.928	968.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.666	2.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	27.603	32.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	135.437	114.144
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2408	6371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170	344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	312
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2408	6371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170	344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	312
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	862
Geekbench - OpenCL		10550

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient	NVIDIA GRID K2
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	Kepler
Code name	Raven	GK104
Launch date	23 April 2018	11 May 2013
Place in performance rating	973	976
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$5,199
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	745 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	4,940 million	3,540 million
Floating-point performance		2x 2,289 gflops
Pipelines		2x 1536
Texture fill rate		2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	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