AMD FirePro S4000X vs NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S4000X and NVIDIA Quadro K1100M 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro S4000X

NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S4000X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 3% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 706 MHz
Around 37% higher texture fill rate: 31 GTexel / s vs 22.59 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
Around 83% better floating-point performance: 992.0 gflops vs 542.2 gflops
Around 61% higher memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 2800 MHz
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.089 vs 8.649
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 478.725 vs 174.555
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.08 vs 0.642
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.934 vs 11.732
5.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 92.567 vs 16.3

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 August 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 706 MHz
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s vs 22.59 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops vs 542.2 gflops
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz vs 2800 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089 vs 8.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725 vs 174.555
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08 vs 0.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934 vs 11.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567 vs 16.3

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S4000X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.089

8.649

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

478.725

174.555

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.08

0.642

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.934

11.732

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

92.567

16.3

Name	AMD FirePro S4000X	NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089	8.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725	174.555
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08	0.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934	11.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567	16.3
PassMark - G3D Mark		1090
PassMark - G2D Mark		254
Geekbench - OpenCL		3025
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1892
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		861
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1892
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		861
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1443
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S4000X	NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Venus	GK107
Launch date	7 August 2014	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	1439	1442
Type	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$109.94
Price now		$79
Value for money (0-100)		17.59
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Core clock speed	725 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops	542.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	384
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s	22.59 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	1,270 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Dual-link DVI support
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	MXM-A
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	2800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus