Matrox M9188 2GB GDDR6 workstation
Driving eight 2560x1600 displays from a single-slot, 229mm card via its native PCIe x16 interface makes this purpose-built for expansive monitoring arrays. The 2GB GDDR6 memory and unified driver package ensure stable, long-lifecycle deployment across Windows and Linux systems with stretched or independent desktop modes. This card is best for operators in financial trading floors, process control, and transportation hubs who require extreme multi-monitor reliability, not 3D performance.
GPU Matrox M9188
VRAM 2GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 2156 MHz
TDP 295 W
Memory Bus 384 bit
Class workstation
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong compute (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average vram (16th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (16th percentile)
- Below average raster (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Matrox M9188 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 |
| Class | workstation |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 384 |
| Bandwidth | 504 |
Compute
| RT Cores | 54 |
| Base Clock | 1327 |
| Boost Clock | 2156 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.3 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.65 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 295 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | No |
| Cooler | Blower |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 8 |
| Max Displays | 8 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
Physical
| Length | 229 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | Matrox M9188 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Matrox M9188 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 2GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2156 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 295 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 384 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matrox M9188 | 21.5 | 31.2 | 15.5 | 20.6 | 75.2 | 11.7 | 21.5 | 15.9 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 |
Usage Scores
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