NVIDIA Quadro K620 vs NVIDIA GRID K2

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K620 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, Technologies. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro K620

NVIDIA GRID K2

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K620

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 42% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 745 MHz
5.5x lower typical power consumption: 41 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 476 vs 319
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.112 vs 18.948
7.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2490 vs 344
10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3329 vs 312
7.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2490 vs 344
10.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3329 vs 312

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 July 2014 vs 11 May 2013
Core clock speed	1058 MHz vs 745 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	41 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	476 vs 319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.112 vs 18.948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2490 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3329 vs 312
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2490 vs 344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3329 vs 312

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K2

16.4x more texture fill rate: 2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 17.98 GTexel / s
8x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 384
5.3x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,289 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 2x 4 GB vs 2 GB
2.8x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2737 vs 2233
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10550 vs 6869
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 968.568 vs 297.631
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.58 vs 1.427
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.988 vs 15.363
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 114.144 vs 99.125
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6371 vs 2970
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6371 vs 2970

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 1536 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2x 2,289 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	2x 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2737 vs 2233
Geekbench - OpenCL	10550 vs 6869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	968.568 vs 297.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.58 vs 1.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.988 vs 15.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	114.144 vs 99.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6371 vs 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6371 vs 2970

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K620
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID K2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2233

2737

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

476

319

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6869

10550

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.112

18.948

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

297.631

968.568

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.427

2.58

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.363

32.988

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

99.125

114.144

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2970

6371

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2490

344

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3329

312

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2970

6371

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2490

344

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3329

312

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K620	NVIDIA GRID K2
PassMark - G3D Mark	2233	2737
PassMark - G2D Mark	476	319
Geekbench - OpenCL	6869	10550
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.112	18.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	297.631	968.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.427	2.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.363	32.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	99.125	114.144
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2970	6371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2490	344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3329	312
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2970	6371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2490	344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3329	312
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	702

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K620	NVIDIA GRID K2
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Kepler
Code name	GM107	GK104
Launch date	22 July 2014	11 May 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$189.89	$5,199
Place in performance rating	975	976
Price now	$189.93
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	15.23
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	745 MHz
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	2x 2,289 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	2x 1536
Texture fill rate	17.98 GTexel / s	2x 95.36 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	41 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, DVI-I DP	No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays	4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	160 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
Width	1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	128 Bit	GDDR5
Memory bandwidth		2x 160.0 GB / s
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management