AMD FirePro 2270 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro 2270 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD FirePro 2270

NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro 2270

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 23 Watt
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 173 vs 94
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2564 vs 1879
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 9.382 vs 8.015

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 23 Watt
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	173 vs 94
Geekbench - OpenCL	2564 vs 1879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.382 vs 8.015

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

2x more texture fill rate: 9.6 billion / sec vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 96 vs 80
2.4x better floating-point performance: 230.4 gflops vs 96 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 456 vs 142
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.355 vs 0.145
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1338 vs 539
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1338 vs 539
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2623 vs 1231
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2623 vs 1231

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	9.6 billion / sec vs 4.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	96 vs 80
Floating-point performance	230.4 gflops vs 96 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	456 vs 142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.355 vs 0.145
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1338 vs 539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1338 vs 539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2623 vs 1231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2623 vs 1231

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro 2270
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

142

456

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

173

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2564

1879

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.145

0.355

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.382

8.015

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

539

1338

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

539

1338

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1231

2623

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1231

2623

Name	AMD FirePro 2270	NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
PassMark - G3D Mark	142	456
PassMark - G2D Mark	173	94
Geekbench - OpenCL	2564	1879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.145	0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.382	8.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	539	1338
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	539	1338
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1231	2623
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1231	2623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		131.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		911

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro 2270	NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi
Code name	Cedar	GF108
Launch date	31 January 2011	5 January 2011
Place in performance rating	1540	1541
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	96 gflops	230.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	80	96
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s	9.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	23 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	585 million
CUDA cores		96
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DMS-59	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 API
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	9.6 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
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