AMD Radeon R7 250 vs NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250 and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M 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 R7 250

NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 286 vs 282
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7220 vs 4571
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 12.383
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 1.107
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 21.761
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 40.703

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 October 2013 vs 23 July 2013
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	286 vs 282
Geekbench - OpenCL	7220 vs 4571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.161 vs 12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.655 vs 1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.046 vs 21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934 vs 40.703

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Around 43% higher texture fill rate: 32.02 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Around 50% higher pipelines: 576 vs 384
Around 7% better floating-point performance: 768.4 gflops vs 716.8 gflops
Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 75 Watt
2.6x more memory clock speed: 3008 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1354 vs 1065
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 358.892 vs 304.279
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2294 vs 2179
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3605 vs 3170
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2294 vs 2179
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3605 vs 3170

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	32.02 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	576 vs 384
Floating-point performance	768.4 gflops vs 716.8 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed	3008 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1354 vs 1065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	358.892 vs 304.279
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2294 vs 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3605 vs 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2294 vs 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3605 vs 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1065

1354

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

286

282

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7220

4571

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

20.161

12.383

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

304.279

358.892

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.655

1.107

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.046

21.761

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

96.934

40.703

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2179

2294

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

3605

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3362

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2179

2294

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

3605

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3362

Name	AMD Radeon R7 250	NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1065	1354
PassMark - G2D Mark	286	282
Geekbench - OpenCL	7220	4571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.161	12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	304.279	358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.655	1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.046	21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	96.934	40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2179	2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170	3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2179	2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170	3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3362
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 250	NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Oland	GK106
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	8 October 2013	23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$84.95
Place in performance rating	1107	1108
Price now	$78.34	$159.99
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100)	27.62	10.91
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Floating-point performance	716.8 gflops	768.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	576
Stream Processors	384
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s	32.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	55 Watt
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,540 million
Core clock speed		667 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	N / A
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	48.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1150 MHz	3008 MHz
Memory type	DDR3 / GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus