AMD Radeon R5 M255 vs NVIDIA Quadro K600

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M255 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M255

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 876 MHz
  • Around 61% higher texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 14.02 GTexel / s
  • Around 67% higher pipelines: 320 vs 192
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 336.4 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4491 vs 1839
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.288 vs 6.367
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 166.596 vs 58.694
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.988 vs 0.396
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.164 vs 7.921
  • 7.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 66.631 vs 9.393
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1459 vs 1227
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 2261
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1459 vs 1227
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 2261
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 October 2014 vs 1 March 2013
Core clock speed 925 MHz vs 876 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s vs 14.02 GTexel / s
Pipelines 320 vs 192
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops vs 336.4 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 4491 vs 1839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.288 vs 6.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.596 vs 58.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.988 vs 0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.164 vs 7.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 66.631 vs 9.393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1459 vs 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 2261
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1459 vs 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 2261

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K600

  • Around 78% higher memory clock speed: 1782 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 743 vs 534
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 275 vs 135
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1745 vs 1715
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1745 vs 1715
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 743 vs 534
PassMark - G2D Mark 275 vs 135
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1745 vs 1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1745 vs 1715

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M255
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K600

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
534
743
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
135
275
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4491
1839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.288
6.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.596
58.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.988
0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.164
7.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
66.631
9.393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1459
1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1715
1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
2261
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1459
1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1715
1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
2261
Name AMD Radeon R5 M255 NVIDIA Quadro K600
PassMark - G3D Mark 534 743
PassMark - G2D Mark 135 275
Geekbench - OpenCL 4491 1839
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.288 6.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.596 58.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.988 0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.164 7.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 66.631 9.393
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1459 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1715 1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 2261
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1459 1227
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1715 1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 2261

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 M255 NVIDIA Quadro K600

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler
Code name Topaz GK107
Design AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date 12 October 2014 1 March 2013
Place in performance rating 1364 1366
Type Desktop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $78.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.66

Technical info

Boost clock speed 940 MHz
Compute units 5
Core clock speed 925 MHz 876 MHz
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops 336.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 192
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s 14.02 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 41 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 160 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 11 12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s 28.51 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore