AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM vs NVIDIA Quadro K600

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM and NVIDIA Quadro K600 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 HD 8490 OEM

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 41 Watt
  • Around 1% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 23.365 vs 9.393
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 July 2013 vs 1 March 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 41 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.365 vs 9.393

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K600

  • 2x more texture fill rate: 14.02 GTexel / s vs 7 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 192 vs 160
  • Around 20% better floating-point performance: 336.4 gflops vs 280.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 728 vs 263
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 278 vs 174
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1830 vs 872
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.367 vs 2.021
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 118.389 vs 104.327
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.396 vs 0.239
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.921 vs 5.628
  • Around 83% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1227 vs 672
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1745 vs 1078
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2261 vs 2093
  • Around 83% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1227 vs 672
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1745 vs 1078
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2261 vs 2093
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 876 MHz vs 875 MHz
Texture fill rate 14.02 GTexel / s vs 7 GTexel / s
Pipelines 192 vs 160
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops vs 280.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 728 vs 263
PassMark - G2D Mark 278 vs 174
Geekbench - OpenCL 1830 vs 872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.367 vs 2.021
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 118.389 vs 104.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.396 vs 0.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.921 vs 5.628
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1227 vs 672
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1745 vs 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2261 vs 2093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1227 vs 672
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1745 vs 1078
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2261 vs 2093

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
263
728
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
174
278
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
872
1830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.021
6.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
104.327
118.389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.239
0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.628
7.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23.365
9.393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
672
1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1078
1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2093
2261
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
672
1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1078
1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2093
2261
Name AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM NVIDIA Quadro K600
PassMark - G3D Mark 263 728
PassMark - G2D Mark 174 278
Geekbench - OpenCL 872 1830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.021 6.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 104.327 118.389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.239 0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.628 7.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.365 9.393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 672 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1078 1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2093 2261
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 672 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1078 1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2093 2261

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 8490 OEM NVIDIA Quadro K600

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale 2 Kepler
Code name Caicos GK107
Launch date 23 July 2013 1 March 2013
Place in performance rating 1541 1367
Type Desktop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $78.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.66

Technical info

Core clock speed 875 MHz 876 MHz
Floating-point performance 280.0 gflops 336.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 160 192
Texture fill rate 7 GTexel / s 14.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 41 Watt
Transistor count 370 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm 160 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 28.51 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3