AMD FirePro S4000X vs AMD Radeon R5 M230

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S4000X and AMD Radeon R5 M230 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: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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 S4000X

AMD Radeon R5 M230

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S4000X

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 81% higher texture fill rate: 31 GTexel / s vs 17.1 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 640 vs 320
Around 81% better floating-point performance: 992.0 gflops vs 547.2 gflops
4.5x more memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 1000 MHz
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.089 vs 8.593
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 478.725 vs 143.386
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.08 vs 0.852
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.934 vs 15.789
Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 92.567 vs 49.196

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 August 2014 vs 7 January 2014
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s vs 17.1 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 320
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops vs 547.2 gflops
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089 vs 8.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725 vs 143.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08 vs 0.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934 vs 15.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567 vs 49.196

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M230

Around 14% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 725 MHz
Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 855 MHz vs 775 MHz
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB

Core clock speed	825 MHz vs 725 MHz
Boost clock speed	855 MHz vs 775 MHz
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S4000X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 M230

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.089

8.593

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

478.725

143.386

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.08

0.852

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.934

15.789

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

92.567

49.196

Name	AMD FirePro S4000X	AMD Radeon R5 M230
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089	8.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725	143.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08	0.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934	15.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567	49.196
PassMark - G3D Mark		414
PassMark - G2D Mark		128
Geekbench - OpenCL		4596
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1927
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2401
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		985
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1927
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2401

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S4000X	AMD Radeon R5 M230
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Venus	Jet
Launch date	7 August 2014	7 January 2014
Place in performance rating	1439	1441
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz	855 MHz
Core clock speed	725 MHz	825 MHz
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops	547.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	320
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s	17.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,040 million
Compute units		5
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0 x8
Form factor	MXM-A
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Mantle
OpenCL		Not Listed
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	16 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
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