AMD FirePro M2000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M2000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 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.

AMD FirePro M2000

NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M2000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 12 GTexel / s vs 11.2 billion / sec
5x more pipelines: 480 vs 96
Around 79% better floating-point performance: 480.0 gflops vs 268.8 gflops
Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 49 Watt
3.6x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 206 vs 198
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.801 vs 87.094
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.31 vs 0.243
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.402 vs 5.005
11.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.254 vs 3.764
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1709 vs 1624
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1709 vs 1624

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 July 2012 vs 11 October 2010
Texture fill rate	12 GTexel / s vs 11.2 billion / sec
Pipelines	480 vs 96
Floating-point performance	480.0 gflops vs 268.8 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 49 Watt
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	206 vs 198
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	195.801 vs 87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.31 vs 0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.402 vs 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.254 vs 3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1709 vs 1624
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1709 vs 1624

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

2.8x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 599 vs 425
Around 92% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2242 vs 1168
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.396 vs 3.284
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1080 vs 544
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1713 vs 1498
Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1080 vs 544
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1713 vs 1498

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	599 vs 425
Geekbench - OpenCL	2242 vs 1168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.396 vs 3.284
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1080 vs 544
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1713 vs 1498
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1080 vs 544
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1713 vs 1498

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M2000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

425

599

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

206

198

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1168

2242

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.284

3.396

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

195.801

87.094

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.31

0.243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.402

5.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.254

3.764

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

544

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1498

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1709

1624

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

544

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1498

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1709

1624

Name	AMD FirePro M2000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
PassMark - G3D Mark	425	599
PassMark - G2D Mark	206	198
Geekbench - OpenCL	1168	2242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.284	3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	195.801	87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.31	0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.402	5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.254	3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	544	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1498	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1709	1624
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	544	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1498	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1709	1624
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M2000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale 2	Fermi
Code name	Turks	GF108
Launch date	1 July 2012	11 October 2010
Place in performance rating	1498	1501
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79
Price now		$35.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.89
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1400 MHz
Floating-point performance	480.0 gflops	268.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	480	96
Texture fill rate	12 GTexel / s	11.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	49 Watt
Transistor count	716 million	585 million
CUDA cores per GPU		96
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
StereoOutput3D
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	n / a	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Form factor	chip-down
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Height		2.713" (6.9 cm)
Length		5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.4	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB / s	25.6 - 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA