NVIDIA GRID K1 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID K1 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition 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, 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).

NVIDIA GRID K1

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K1

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
14.4x more texture fill rate: 4x 13.6 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 4x 192 vs 384
Around 89% better floating-point performance: 4x 326.4 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
32x more maximum memory size: 4x 4 GB vs 512 MB
28.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1237 vs 43.2
11.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 354 vs 31.3
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 319 vs 70.1

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 March 2013 vs 12 July 2012
Texture fill rate	4x 13.6 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	4x 192 vs 384
Floating-point performance	4x 326.4 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	4x 4 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1237 vs 43.2
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	354 vs 31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	319 vs 70.1

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

Around 6% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 850 MHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.8x more memory clock speed: 5016 MHz vs 1782 MHz
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 11.049 vs 4.591
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 342.738 vs 169.864
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.945 vs 0.336
Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.549 vs 8.734
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 22.128 vs 10.43
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2550 vs 1237
5.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1938 vs 354
12.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3926 vs 319

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 850 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Memory clock speed	5016 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.049 vs 4.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	342.738 vs 169.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.945 vs 0.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	14.549 vs 8.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.128 vs 10.43
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2550 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1938 vs 354
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3926 vs 319

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID K1
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.591

11.049

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

169.864

342.738

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.336

0.945

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.734

14.549

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.43

22.128

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

2550

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

354

1938

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

319

3926

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

43.2

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

354

31.3

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

319

70.1

Name	NVIDIA GRID K1	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark	651
PassMark - G2D Mark	259
Geekbench - OpenCL	1976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.591	11.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	169.864	342.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.336	0.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.734	14.549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	10.43	22.128
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1237	2550
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	354	1938
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	319	3926
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1237	43.2
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	354	31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	319	70.1

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GRID K1	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Kepler
Code name	GK107	GK107
Launch date	18 March 2013	12 July 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,140
Place in performance rating	1519	1520
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	4x 326.4 gflops	691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	4x 192	384
Texture fill rate	4x 13.6 GTexel / s billion / sec	28.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	1,270 million	1,270 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4x 4 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	4x 28.51 GB / s	80.26 GB / s
Memory bus width	4x 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	5016 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5