AMD FirePro W6150M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W6150M and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD FirePro W6150M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W6150M

Videocard is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3.9x more core clock speed: 1075 MHz vs 275 MHz
46.9x more texture fill rate: 51.6 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 140 nm
64x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 64 MB
11x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 286 vs 261
294.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2358 vs 8

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 November 2015 vs 28 October 2003
Core clock speed	1075 MHz vs 275 MHz
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 140 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	286 vs 261
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358 vs 8

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W6150M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

286

261

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2358

Name	AMD FirePro W6150M	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2698
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360
Geekbench - OpenCL	43598
PassMark - G2D Mark	286	261
PassMark - G3D Mark	2358	8

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W6150M	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Rankine
Code name	Saturn	NV34 B1
Launch date	12 November 2015	28 October 2003
Place in performance rating	656	653
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	1075 MHz	275 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,651 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	140 nm
Pipelines	768
Texture fill rate	51.6 GTexel / s	1.1 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	45 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		13 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCI
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		168 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	9.0a
OpenGL	4.5	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR