AMD Radeon E8860 vs NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E8860 and NVIDIA Quadro K3000M 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: 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8860

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher pipelines: 640 vs 576
  • Around 6% better floating-point performance: 800.0 gflops vs 753.4 gflops
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 61% higher memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 2800 MHz
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1686 vs 1641
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 436 vs 337
  • 6.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 26300 vs 4211
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.395 vs 14.45
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 529.248 vs 403.983
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.683 vs 0.992
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.803 vs 15.202
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.86 vs 24.266
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4345 vs 3353
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4345 vs 3353
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 January 2014 vs 1 June 2012
Pipelines 640 vs 576
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops vs 753.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz vs 2800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1686 vs 1641
PassMark - G2D Mark 436 vs 337
Geekbench - OpenCL 26300 vs 4211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.395 vs 14.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 529.248 vs 403.983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.683 vs 0.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.803 vs 15.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.86 vs 24.266
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4345 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4345 vs 3353

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 654 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • Around 26% higher texture fill rate: 31.39 GTexel / s vs 25 GTexel / s
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2527 vs 1246
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3505 vs 1655
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2527 vs 1246
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3505 vs 1655
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 654 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate 31.39 GTexel / s vs 25 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2527 vs 1246
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3505 vs 1655
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2527 vs 1246
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3505 vs 1655

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E8860
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1686
1641
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
436
337
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
26300
4211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.395
14.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
529.248
403.983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.683
0.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.803
15.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
47.86
24.266
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1246
2527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1655
3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4345
3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1246
2527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1655
3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4345
3353
Name AMD Radeon E8860 NVIDIA Quadro K3000M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1686 1641
PassMark - G2D Mark 436 337
Geekbench - OpenCL 26300 4211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.395 14.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 529.248 403.983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.683 0.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.803 15.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.86 24.266
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1246 2527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1655 3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4345 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1246 2527
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1655 3505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4345 3353

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon E8860 NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Venus GK104
Launch date 25 January 2014 1 June 2012
Place in performance rating 1028 1031
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $155
Price now $155
Value for money (0-100) 13.57

Technical info

Boost clock speed 625 MHz
Core clock speed 575 MHz 654 MHz
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 753.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 576
Texture fill rate 25 GTexel / s 31.39 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 89.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0