GRID K280Q vs Quadro P400

In this comparison between GRID K280Q and Quadro P400 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GRID K280Q will be the best choice, for others Quadro P400 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro P400
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GRID K280Q has 650% more power consumption, than Quadro P400.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID K280Q has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro P400.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GRID K280Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro P400 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P400 is 483 MHz higher, than GRID K280Q.
  • GRID K280Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P400 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 992 MHz higher, than Quadro P400.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro P400.

Full Specs

  GRID K280Q Quadro P400
Architecture Kepler Pascal
Code name GK104 GP107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 28 June 2013 7 February 2017
Pipelines 1536 256
Core clock speed 745 MHz 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1252 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 20.03
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 32.06 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0 6.1
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