AMD Radeon R7 250E vs NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250E and NVIDIA Quadro K4100M 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.

AMD Radeon R7 250E

NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

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 82% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 41% higher memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 38.669 vs 35.452
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 98.052 vs 61.984
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2873 vs 1105
Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3698 vs 1974
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 3246
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2873 vs 1105
Around 87% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3698 vs 1974
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 3246

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 100 Watt
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.669 vs 35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	98.052 vs 61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2873 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3698 vs 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2873 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3698 vs 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3246

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

2.6x more texture fill rate: 67.78 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 512
Around 99% better floating-point performance: 1,627 gflops vs 819.2 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.487 vs 21.562
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 600.985 vs 582.073
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.281 vs 2.2

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	67.78 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1152 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,627 gflops vs 819.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.487 vs 21.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	600.985 vs 582.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.281 vs 2.2

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250E
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.562

24.487

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

582.073

600.985

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.2

2.281

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.669

35.452

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

98.052

61.984

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2873

1105

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3698

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3246

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2873

1105

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3698

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3246

Name	AMD Radeon R7 250E	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.562	24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	582.073	600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.2	2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	38.669	35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	98.052	61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2873	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3698	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2873	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3698	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3246
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0
PassMark - G3D Mark		2756
PassMark - G2D Mark		325
Geekbench - OpenCL		8807

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 250E	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Cape Verde	GK104
Launch date	20 December 2013	23 July 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$1,499
Place in performance rating	1083	1084
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Price now		$379.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.50
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	819.2 gflops	1,627 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	1152
Texture fill rate	25.6 GTexel / s	67.78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	100 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