AMD Radeon R7 250E vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250E and NVIDIA Quadro 4000 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: 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, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250E

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 68% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 475 MHz
  • Around 68% higher texture fill rate: 25.6 GTexel / s vs 15.2 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 512 vs 256
  • Around 68% better floating-point performance: 819.2 gflops vs 486.4 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 142 Watt
  • Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 2808 MHz
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.562 vs 13.345
  • Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 582.073 vs 306.122
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.2 vs 1.552
  • Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.669 vs 20.453
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 98.052 vs 39.651
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2873 vs 2079
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3698 vs 3472
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2873 vs 2079
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3698 vs 3472
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 December 2013 vs 2 November 2010
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 475 MHz
Texture fill rate 25.6 GTexel / s vs 15.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 512 vs 256
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops vs 486.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 142 Watt
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz vs 2808 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.562 vs 13.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 582.073 vs 306.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.2 vs 1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.669 vs 20.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 98.052 vs 39.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2873 vs 2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2873 vs 2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 3350

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 4000

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250E
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 4000

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.562
13.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
582.073
306.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.2
1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.669
20.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
98.052
39.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2873
2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2873
2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
3350
Name AMD Radeon R7 250E NVIDIA Quadro 4000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.562 13.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 582.073 306.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.2 1.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.669 20.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 98.052 39.651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2873 2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2873 2079
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 3472
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 0
PassMark - G3D Mark 1476
PassMark - G2D Mark 382
Geekbench - OpenCL 5013

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 250E NVIDIA Quadro 4000

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Cape Verde GF100
Launch date 20 December 2013 2 November 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $1,199
Place in performance rating 1046 1047
Type Desktop Workstation
Price now $141.66
Value for money (0-100) 17.08

Technical info

Core clock speed 800 MHz 475 MHz
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops 486.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 512 256
Texture fill rate 25.6 GTexel / s 15.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 142 Watt
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,100 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm 241 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 89.9 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 2808 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5