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.

 

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 328
Geekbench - OpenCL 8855

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