AMD FirePro M4100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M4100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro M4100

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M4100

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1536 MB
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 74.162 vs 67.697
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3325
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 October 2013 vs 22 August 2012
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	74.162 vs 67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Around 23% higher core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 670 MHz
5.3x more texture fill rate: 85.25 GTexel / s vs 16.08 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 384
4x better floating-point performance: 2,046 gflops vs 514.6 gflops
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 5600 MHz vs 4000 MHz
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 32.718 vs 15.905
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1021.371 vs 432.116
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.143 vs 1.48
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 56.509 vs 24.029
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3665 vs 3591
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3665 vs 3591

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	823 MHz vs 670 MHz
Texture fill rate	85.25 GTexel / s vs 16.08 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1152 vs 384
Floating-point performance	2,046 gflops vs 514.6 gflops
Memory clock speed	5600 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	32.718 vs 15.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1021.371 vs 432.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.143 vs 1.48
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	56.509 vs 24.029
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3665 vs 3591
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3665 vs 3591

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M4100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.905

32.718

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

432.116

1021.371

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.48

3.143

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.029

56.509

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

74.162

67.697

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3591

3665

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3591

3665

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3325

Name	AMD FirePro M4100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	1059
PassMark - G2D Mark	623
Geekbench - OpenCL	5067
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.905	32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	432.116	1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.48	3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.029	56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	74.162	67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3591	3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3591	3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		5983
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M4100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Mars	GK104
Launch date	16 October 2013	22 August 2012
Place in performance rating	809	811
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	670 MHz	823 MHz
Floating-point performance	514.6 gflops	2,046 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	1152
Texture fill rate	16.08 GTexel / s	85.25 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	3,540 million
Boost clock speed		888 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		130 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Length		241 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB / s	134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration