AMD FirePro M2000 vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M2000 and NVIDIA Quadro 3000M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M2000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 2x more pipelines: 480 vs 240
  • Around 11% better floating-point performance: 480.0 gflops vs 432.0 gflops
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 28% higher memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 2500 MHz
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 44.254 vs 27.961
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 544 vs 218
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1498 vs 374
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1709 vs 543
  • 2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 544 vs 218
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1498 vs 374
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1709 vs 543
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 July 2012 vs 22 February 2011
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 450 MHz
Pipelines 480 vs 240
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops vs 432.0 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.254 vs 27.961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 544 vs 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1498 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1709 vs 543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 544 vs 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1498 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1709 vs 543

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

  • Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 18 GTexel / s vs 12 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 995 vs 425
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 312 vs 206
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3764 vs 1168
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.95 vs 3.284
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 325.007 vs 195.801
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.865 vs 0.31
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.794 vs 10.402
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 18 GTexel / s vs 12 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 995 vs 425
PassMark - G2D Mark 312 vs 206
Geekbench - OpenCL 3764 vs 1168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.95 vs 3.284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 325.007 vs 195.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.865 vs 0.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.794 vs 10.402

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M2000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
425
995
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
206
312
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1168
3764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.284
10.95
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
195.801
325.007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.31
0.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.402
13.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
44.254
27.961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
544
218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1498
374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1709
543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
544
218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1498
374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1709
543
Name AMD FirePro M2000 NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
PassMark - G3D Mark 425 995
PassMark - G2D Mark 206 312
Geekbench - OpenCL 1168 3764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.284 10.95
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.801 325.007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.31 0.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.402 13.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.254 27.961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 544 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1498 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1709 543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 544 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1498 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1709 543

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro M2000 NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale 2 Fermi
Code name Turks GF104
Launch date 1 July 2012 22 February 2011
Place in performance rating 1497 1499
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $398.96
Price now $199.95
Value for money (0-100) 7.98

Technical info

Core clock speed 500 MHz 450 MHz
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 432.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 480 240
Texture fill rate 12 GTexel / s 18 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 716 million 1,950 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
StereoOutput3D

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support n / a
Form factor chip-down
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size medium sized large

API support

DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0