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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 66% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7533 vs 4541
  • 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
Geekbench - OpenCL 7533 vs 4541
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 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1361 vs 1055
  • 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 1361 vs 1055
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
1055
1361
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
284
284
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7533
4541
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 1055 1361
PassMark - G2D Mark 284 284
Geekbench - OpenCL 7533 4541
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 1109 1110
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