AMD Radeon R5 M230 vs NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M230 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: 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.

AMD Radeon R5 M230

NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M230

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 706 MHz
Around 1% better floating-point performance: 547.2 gflops vs 542.2 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4596 vs 3061
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.852 vs 0.642
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 15.789 vs 11.732
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 49.196 vs 16.3
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1927 vs 861
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2401 vs 1443
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1927 vs 861
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2401 vs 1443

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 January 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed	825 MHz vs 706 MHz
Floating-point performance	547.2 gflops vs 542.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	4596 vs 3061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.852 vs 0.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.789 vs 11.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	49.196 vs 16.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1927 vs 861
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2401 vs 1443
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1927 vs 861
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2401 vs 1443

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 22.59 GTexel / s vs 17.1 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
2.8x more memory clock speed: 2800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1091 vs 414
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 254 vs 128
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.649 vs 8.593
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 174.555 vs 143.386
Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1892 vs 985
Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1892 vs 985

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	22.59 GTexel / s vs 17.1 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 320
Memory clock speed	2800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1091 vs 414
PassMark - G2D Mark	254 vs 128
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.649 vs 8.593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	174.555 vs 143.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1892 vs 985
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1892 vs 985

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M230
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K1100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

414

1091

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

128

254

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4596

3061

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8.593

8.649

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

143.386

174.555

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.852

0.642

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.789

11.732

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

49.196

16.3

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

985

1892

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1927

861

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2401

1443

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

985

1892

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1927

861

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2401

1443

Name	AMD Radeon R5 M230	NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	414	1091
PassMark - G2D Mark	128	254
Geekbench - OpenCL	4596	3061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.593	8.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	143.386	174.555
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.852	0.642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	15.789	11.732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	49.196	16.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	985	1892
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1927	861
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2401	1443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	985	1892
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1927	861
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2401	1443
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 M230	NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Jet	GK107
Design	AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date	7 January 2014	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	1441	1442
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$109.94
Price now		$79
Value for money (0-100)		17.59
Technical info
Boost clock speed	855 MHz
Compute units	5
Core clock speed	825 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	547.2 gflops	542.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	320	384
Texture fill rate	17.1 GTexel / s	22.59 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	11	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	2800 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus