AMD Radeon R9 M275X vs NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M275X and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M275X

NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M275X

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 35% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 667 MHz
Around 16% higher texture fill rate: 37 GTexel / s vs 32.02 GTexel / s
Around 11% higher pipelines: 640 vs 576
Around 54% better floating-point performance: 1,184 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1537 vs 1357
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 307 vs 280
2.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11041 vs 4463
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.109 vs 12.383
Around 98% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.187 vs 1.107
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 33.837 vs 21.761
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 91.407 vs 40.703
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3265 vs 2294
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3265 vs 2294

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 January 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 667 MHz
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s vs 32.02 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 576
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1537 vs 1357
PassMark - G2D Mark	307 vs 280
Geekbench - OpenCL	11041 vs 4463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.109 vs 12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.187 vs 1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	33.837 vs 21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.407 vs 40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3265 vs 2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3265 vs 2294

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

2.7x more memory clock speed: 3008 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 358.892 vs 283.116
2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3605 vs 1228
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 1705
2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3605 vs 1228
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 1705

Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed	3008 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	358.892 vs 283.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3605 vs 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3362 vs 1705
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3605 vs 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3362 vs 1705

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M275X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1537

1357

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

307

280

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11041

4463

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.109

12.383

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

283.116

358.892

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.187

1.107

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.837

21.761

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

91.407

40.703

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3265

2294

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1228

3605

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1705

3362

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3265

2294

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1228

3605

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1705

3362

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M275X	NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1537	1357
PassMark - G2D Mark	307	280
Geekbench - OpenCL	11041	4463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.109	12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	283.116	358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.187	1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	33.837	21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.407	40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3265	2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1228	3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1705	3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3265	2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1228	3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1705	3362
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M275X	NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Venus	GK106
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	28 January 2014	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	1104	1105
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$84.95
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.91
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	900 MHz	667 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	768.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	576
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	32.02 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,540 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		55 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	11	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	48.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	3008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus