AMD FirePro M4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M4000 and NVIDIA Quadro K3000M 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).

AMD FirePro M4000

NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M4000

Around 3% higher core clock speed: 675 MHz vs 654 MHz
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 2800 MHz
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 407 vs 335
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5532 vs 4221
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.659 vs 14.45
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 424.37 vs 403.983
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.67 vs 0.992
Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.072 vs 15.202
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 79.304 vs 24.266
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3539 vs 3505
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3539 vs 3505

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	675 MHz vs 654 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 2800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	407 vs 335
Geekbench - OpenCL	5532 vs 4221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.659 vs 14.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	424.37 vs 403.983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.67 vs 0.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.072 vs 15.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	79.304 vs 24.266
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3539 vs 3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3539 vs 3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3353

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

Around 45% higher texture fill rate: 31.39 GTexel / s vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Around 13% higher pipelines: 576 vs 512
Around 9% better floating-point performance: 753.4 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1641 vs 1596
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2527 vs 2189
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2527 vs 2189

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	31.39 GTexel / s vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	576 vs 512
Floating-point performance	753.4 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1641 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2527 vs 2189
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2527 vs 2189

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M4000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1596

1641

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

407

335

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5532

4221

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.659

14.45

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

424.37

403.983

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.67

0.992

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.072

15.202

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

79.304

24.266

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2189

2527

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3539

3505

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2189

2527

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3539

3505

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3353

Name	AMD FirePro M4000	NVIDIA Quadro K3000M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1596	1641
PassMark - G2D Mark	407	335
Geekbench - OpenCL	5532	4221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.659	14.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	424.37	403.983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.67	0.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.072	15.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	79.304	24.266
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2189	2527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3539	3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2189	2527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3539	3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3353

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M4000	NVIDIA Quadro K3000M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Chelsea	GK104
Launch date	27 June 2012	1 June 2012
Place in performance rating	935	1006
Type	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$155
Price now		$155
Value for money (0-100)		13.57
Technical info
Core clock speed	675 MHz	654 MHz
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops	753.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	576
Texture fill rate	21.6 GTexel / s	31.39 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	n / a
Form factor	MXM-A
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	medium sized	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	89.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	2800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0