AMD FirePro D500 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro D500 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 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: 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), 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FirePro D500

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D500

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 1% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 720 MHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
2x more memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17883 vs 12225
Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.776 vs 25.421
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1063.081 vs 734.936
Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.568 vs 2.31
Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 65.789 vs 35.434
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6020 vs 5683
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 3571
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6020 vs 5683
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 3571

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 January 2014 vs 23 October 2012
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 720 MHz
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	17883 vs 12225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.776 vs 25.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1063.081 vs 734.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.568 vs 2.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	65.789 vs 35.434
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6020 vs 5683
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 3571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349 vs 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6020 vs 5683
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 3571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349 vs 3336

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX

Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 92.2 billion / sec vs 69.6 GTexel / s
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 274 Watt

Texture fill rate	92.2 billion / sec vs 69.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt vs 274 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro D500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

17883

12225

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.776

25.421

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1063.081

734.936

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.568

2.31

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.789

35.434

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6020

5683

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3571

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3336

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6020

5683

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3685

3571

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3336

Name	AMD FirePro D500	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
Geekbench - OpenCL	17883	12225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.776	25.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1063.081	734.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.568	2.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	65.789	35.434
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6020	5683
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685	3571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6020	5683
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685	3571
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3336
PassMark - G3D Mark		3593
PassMark - G2D Mark		440
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		56.706

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro D500	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Tahiti
Launch date	18 January 2014	23 October 2012
Place in performance rating	700	701
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	725 MHz	720 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,227 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1536	1536
Texture fill rate	69.6 GTexel / s	92.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	274 Watt	122 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	3540 Million
CUDA cores		1536
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	279 mm
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size		large
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	243.8 GB / s	160 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
FXAA
SLI
TXAA