AMD Radeon R7 M260 vs AMD FirePro M2000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260 and AMD FirePro M2000 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 88% higher core clock speed: 940 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • Around 88% higher texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 12 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 480.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 497 vs 425
  • 4.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4841 vs 1171
  • 4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.249 vs 3.284
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.925 vs 0.31
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.992 vs 10.402
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.895 vs 44.254
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1404 vs 544
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1404 vs 544
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 June 2014 vs 1 July 2012
Core clock speed 940 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s vs 12 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops vs 480.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 497 vs 425
Geekbench - OpenCL 4841 vs 1171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.249 vs 3.284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.925 vs 0.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.992 vs 10.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.895 vs 44.254
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1404 vs 544
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 vs 544

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro M2000

  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 480 vs 384
  • 3.2x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 207 vs 121
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 195.801 vs 145.3
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1498 vs 1093
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1498 vs 1093
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 480 vs 384
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 207 vs 121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 195.801 vs 145.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1498 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1709 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1498 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1709 vs 1704

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260
GPU 2: AMD FirePro M2000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
497
425
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
121
207
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4841
1171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.249
3.284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.3
195.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.925
0.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.992
10.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
77.895
44.254
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1404
544
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1093
1498
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1704
1709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1404
544
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1093
1498
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1704
1709
Name AMD Radeon R7 M260 AMD FirePro M2000
PassMark - G3D Mark 497 425
PassMark - G2D Mark 121 207
Geekbench - OpenCL 4841 1171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.249 3.284
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 145.3 195.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.925 0.31
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.992 10.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.895 44.254
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1404 544
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1093 1498
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1704 1709
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 544
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1093 1498
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1704 1709

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M260 AMD FirePro M2000

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 TeraScale 2
Code name Topaz Turks
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 11 June 2014 1 July 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Place in performance rating 1483 1485
Price now $799
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100) 1.33

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 940 MHz 500 MHz
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops 480.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 384 480
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s 12 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 716 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
StereoOutput3D

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8 n / a
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None
Form factor chip-down

API support

DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore