NVIDIA GRID K240Q vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID K240Q and NVIDIA Quadro FX 550 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GRID K240Q

NVIDIA Quadro FX 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K240Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2.1x more core clock speed: 745 MHz vs 360 MHz
33.1x more texture fill rate: 95.36 GTexel / s vs 2.88 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 128 MB
6.3x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 800 MHz
39.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2541 vs 64

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 June 2013 vs 20 April 2006
Core clock speed	745 MHz vs 360 MHz
Texture fill rate	95.36 GTexel / s vs 2.88 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2541 vs 64

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 550

7.5x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 325 vs 212

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	325 vs 212

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID K240Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 550

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2541

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

212

325

Name	NVIDIA GRID K240Q	NVIDIA Quadro FX 550
PassMark - G3D Mark	2541	64
PassMark - G2D Mark	212	325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6935
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6935
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3938
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3938
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3667

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GRID K240Q	NVIDIA Quadro FX 550
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Curie
Code name	GK104	NV43 A2
Launch date	28 June 2013	20 April 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$469
Place in performance rating	500	501
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	745 MHz	360 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,289 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	1536
Texture fill rate	95.36 GTexel / s	2.88 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	146 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		198 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3