AMD FirePro W2100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W2100 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M 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 - 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W2100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 320 vs 256
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 315 vs 137
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 289.646 vs 156.544
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.794 vs 17.81
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 August 2014 vs 12 March 2014
Pipelines 320 vs 256
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 315 vs 137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 289.646 vs 156.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.794 vs 17.81

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 830M

  • Around 72% higher core clock speed: 1082 MHz vs 630 MHz
  • Around 69% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 680 MHz
  • Around 35% higher texture fill rate: 18.4 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 35% better floating-point performance: 588.8 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
  • 12.1x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 400 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1006 vs 859
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4213 vs 3710
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 16.955 vs 10.438
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.013 vs 0.991
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 67.443 vs 50.338
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1729 vs 1494
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3589 vs 2329
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1729 vs 1494
  • Around 54% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3589 vs 2329
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1082 MHz vs 630 MHz
Boost clock speed 1150 MHz vs 680 MHz
Texture fill rate 18.4 GTexel / s vs 13.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops vs 435.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 400 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1006 vs 859
Geekbench - OpenCL 4213 vs 3710
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.955 vs 10.438
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.013 vs 0.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 67.443 vs 50.338
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1729 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3589 vs 2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1729 vs 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3589 vs 2329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 vs 3346

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W2100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 830M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
859
1006
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
315
137
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3710
4213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.438
16.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
289.646
156.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.991
1.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.794
17.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
50.338
67.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
1729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2329
3589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1494
1729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2329
3589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3352
Name AMD FirePro W2100 NVIDIA GeForce 830M
PassMark - G3D Mark 859 1006
PassMark - G2D Mark 315 137
Geekbench - OpenCL 3710 4213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.438 16.955
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 289.646 156.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.991 1.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.794 17.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 50.338 67.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1494 1729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2329 3589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1494 1729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2329 3589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3352
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1058

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W2100 NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Oland GM108
Launch date 12 August 2014 12 March 2014
Place in performance rating 1212 1213
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 680 MHz 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 630 MHz 1082 MHz
Floating-point performance 435.2 gflops 588.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 256
Texture fill rate 13.6 GTexel / s 18.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 400 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DisplayPort No outputs
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Form factor Low Profile / Half Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type n / a DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
Powerplay
CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus