AMD Radeon R7 M260X vs NVIDIA Quadro K2000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260X and NVIDIA Quadro K2000 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, 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, 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).

AMD Radeon R7 M260X

NVIDIA Quadro K2000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260X

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5979 vs 4071
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1775 vs 1631
Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3158 vs 1974
Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1775 vs 1631
Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3158 vs 1974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 December 2015 vs 1 March 2013
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	5979 vs 4071
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1775 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158 vs 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1775 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158 vs 1974

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2000

Around 54% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 620 MHz
Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 30.53 GTexel / s vs 17.16 GTexel / s
Around 33% better floating-point performance: 732.7 gflops vs 549.1 gflops
4x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1577 vs 997
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 382 vs 168
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2446 vs 1893
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2446 vs 1893

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	954 MHz vs 620 MHz
Texture fill rate	30.53 GTexel / s vs 17.16 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	732.7 gflops vs 549.1 gflops
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1577 vs 997
PassMark - G2D Mark	382 vs 168
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2446 vs 1893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2446 vs 1893

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

997

1577

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

168

382

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5979

4071

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1893

2446

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1775

1631

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1893

2446

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1775

1631

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

1974

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M260X	NVIDIA Quadro K2000
PassMark - G3D Mark	997	1577
PassMark - G2D Mark	168	382
Geekbench - OpenCL	5979	4071
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1893	2446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1775	1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1893	2446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1775	1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		14.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		265.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		38.219

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M260X	NVIDIA Quadro K2000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Opal	GK107
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	6 December 2015	1 March 2013
Place in performance rating	1203	1207
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Price now		$164.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.74
Technical info
Boost clock speed	715 MHz
Compute units	6
Core clock speed	620 MHz	954 MHz
Floating-point performance	549.1 gflops	732.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	384
Texture fill rate	17.16 GTexel / s	30.53 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		51 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		202 mm
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	64 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore