NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q and AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
8x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 1 GB

Launch date	18 May 2016 vs 21 December 2013
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 1 GB

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Around 6% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 52.24 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 896 vs 640
Around 18% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,672 gflops
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 5200 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 508 vs 190
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3048 vs 2068

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 52.24 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 1,672 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 225 Watt
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 5200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	508 vs 190
PassMark - G3D Mark	3048 vs 2068

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

190

508

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2068

3048

Name	NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
PassMark - G2D Mark	190	508
PassMark - G3D Mark	2068	3048
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1980

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GRID M10-8Q	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 2.0
Code name	GM107	Bonaire
Launch date	18 May 2016	21 December 2013
Place in performance rating	674	675
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1306 MHz
Core clock speed	1033 MHz	1100 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,672 gflops	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	896
Texture fill rate	52.24 GTexel / s	61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	85 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	2,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	183 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	83.2 GB / s	104.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5200 MHz	6500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5