AMD Radeon R7 250E vs NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250E and NVIDIA Quadro K3100M 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: 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 4 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 706 MHz
  • Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 41% higher memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 3200 MHz
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.562 vs 19.239
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 582.073 vs 426.305
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.2 vs 1.356
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.669 vs 15.251
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 98.052 vs 38.135
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3698 vs 2502
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 2616
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3698 vs 2502
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 2616
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 December 2013 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 706 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.562 vs 19.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 582.073 vs 426.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.2 vs 1.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.669 vs 15.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 98.052 vs 38.135
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 vs 2616
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 vs 2616

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

  • Around 76% higher texture fill rate: 45.18 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
  • Around 32% better floating-point performance: 1,084 gflops vs 819.2 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3721 vs 2873
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3721 vs 2873
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 45.18 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 768 vs 512
Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops vs 819.2 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3721 vs 2873
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3721 vs 2873

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250E
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.562
19.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
582.073
426.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.2
1.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
38.669
15.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
98.052
38.135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2873
3721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
2616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2873
3721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3355
2616
Name AMD Radeon R7 250E NVIDIA Quadro K3100M
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.562 19.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 582.073 426.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.2 1.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.669 15.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 98.052 38.135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2873 3721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3355 2616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2873 3721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3355 2616
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 0
PassMark - G3D Mark 2271
PassMark - G2D Mark 323
Geekbench - OpenCL 6314

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 250E NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Cape Verde GK104
Launch date 20 December 2013 23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $1,999
Place in performance rating 1067 1068
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Price now $1,999
Value for money (0-100) 1.38

Technical info

Core clock speed 800 MHz 706 MHz
Floating-point performance 819.2 gflops 1,084 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 512 768
Texture fill rate 25.6 GTexel / s 45.18 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Display Port 1.2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus