NVIDIA GRID K2 vs NVIDIA Quadro K2000D

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID K2 and NVIDIA Quadro K2000D 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K2

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 9.7x more texture fill rate: 2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 30.53 GTexel / s
  • 8x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 384
  • 6.2x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,289 gflops vs 732.7 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 2x 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 4000 MHz
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2737 vs 1586
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10550 vs 3973
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.948 vs 14.283
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 968.568 vs 386.006
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.58 vs 1.018
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.988 vs 15.605
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 114.144 vs 31.155
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6371 vs 2646
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6371 vs 2646
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 May 2013 vs 1 March 2013
Texture fill rate 2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 30.53 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2x 1536 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2x 2,289 gflops vs 732.7 gflops
Maximum memory size 2x 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2737 vs 1586
Geekbench - OpenCL 10550 vs 3973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.948 vs 14.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 968.568 vs 386.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.58 vs 1.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.988 vs 15.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 114.144 vs 31.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6371 vs 2646
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6371 vs 2646

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2000D

  • Around 28% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 745 MHz
  • 4.4x lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 225 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 406 vs 319
  • 10.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3493 vs 344
  • 10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3339 vs 312
  • 10.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3493 vs 344
  • 10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3339 vs 312
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 745 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 406 vs 319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3493 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3339 vs 312
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3493 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3339 vs 312

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID K2
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2000D

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2737
1586
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
319
406
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10550
3973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.948
14.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
968.568
386.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.58
1.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32.988
15.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
114.144
31.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6371
2646
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
344
3493
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312
3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6371
2646
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
344
3493
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312
3339
Name NVIDIA GRID K2 NVIDIA Quadro K2000D
PassMark - G3D Mark 2737 1586
PassMark - G2D Mark 319 406
Geekbench - OpenCL 10550 3973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.948 14.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 968.568 386.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.58 1.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.988 15.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 114.144 31.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6371 2646
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 344 3493
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 312 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6371 2646
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 344 3493
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 312 3339

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GRID K2 NVIDIA Quadro K2000D

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK104 GK107
Launch date 11 May 2013 1 March 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $5,199 $599
Place in performance rating 975 977
Type Workstation Workstation
Price now $464
Value for money (0-100) 4.14

Technical info

Core clock speed 745 MHz 954 MHz
Floating-point performance 2x 2,289 gflops 732.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2x 1536 384
Texture fill rate 2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec 30.53 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 225 Watt 51 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 267 mm 202 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 2x 160.0 GB / s 64 GB / s
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5