AMD FirePro M4100 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro M4100 and NVIDIA Quadro K5000M 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).

AMD FirePro M4100

NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M4100

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 11% higher core clock speed: 670 MHz vs 601 MHz
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 623 vs 355
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 74.162 vs 68.712

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 October 2013 vs 7 August 2012
Core clock speed	670 MHz vs 601 MHz
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	623 vs 355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	74.162 vs 68.712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3353

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

4.2x more texture fill rate: 67.31 GTexel / s vs 16.08 GTexel / s
3.5x more pipelines: 1344 vs 384
3.1x better floating-point performance: 1,615 gflops vs 514.6 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2779 vs 1059
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5107 vs 5067
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.713 vs 15.905
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 685.1 vs 432.116
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.189 vs 1.48
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 28.929 vs 24.029
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3712 vs 3591
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3712 vs 3591

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	67.31 GTexel / s vs 16.08 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1344 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,615 gflops vs 514.6 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2779 vs 1059
Geekbench - OpenCL	5107 vs 5067
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.713 vs 15.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	685.1 vs 432.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.189 vs 1.48
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	28.929 vs 24.029
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3712 vs 3591
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3712 vs 3591

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro M4100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K5000M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1059

2779

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

623

355

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5067

5107

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.905

24.713

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

432.116

685.1

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.48

2.189

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.029

28.929

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

74.162

68.712

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3591

3712

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3591

3712

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3353

Name	AMD FirePro M4100	NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1059	2779
PassMark - G2D Mark	623	355
Geekbench - OpenCL	5067	5107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.905	24.713
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	432.116	685.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.48	2.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.029	28.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	74.162	68.712
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3591	3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3591	3712
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		4825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		4825

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro M4100	NVIDIA Quadro K5000M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Mars	GK104
Launch date	16 October 2013	7 August 2012
Place in performance rating	803	805
Type	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$329.99
Price now		$391
Value for money (0-100)		8.47
Technical info
Core clock speed	670 MHz	601 MHz
Floating-point performance	514.6 gflops	1,615 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	1344
Texture fill rate	16.08 GTexel / s	67.31 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	3,540 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		100 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size	medium sized	large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB / s	96 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	3000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration