AMD Radeon R9 M275X vs NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M275X and NVIDIA Quadro K3100M 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 K3100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M275X

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 27% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 706 MHz
Around 9% better floating-point performance: 1,184 gflops vs 1,084 gflops
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 362 vs 324
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11041 vs 6066
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.109 vs 19.239
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.187 vs 1.356
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 33.837 vs 15.251
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 91.407 vs 38.135

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 January 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 706 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops vs 1,084 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	362 vs 324
Geekbench - OpenCL	11041 vs 6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.109 vs 19.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.187 vs 1.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	33.837 vs 15.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.407 vs 38.135

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

Around 22% higher texture fill rate: 45.18 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
2.8x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2265 vs 1700
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 426.305 vs 283.116
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3721 vs 3265
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2502 vs 1228
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2616 vs 1705
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3721 vs 3265
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2502 vs 1228
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2616 vs 1705

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	45.18 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 640
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2265 vs 1700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	426.305 vs 283.116
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3721 vs 3265
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2502 vs 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2616 vs 1705
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3721 vs 3265
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2502 vs 1228
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2616 vs 1705

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M275X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K3100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1700

2265

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

362

324

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11041

6066

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.109

19.239

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

283.116

426.305

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.187

1.356

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.837

15.251

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

91.407

38.135

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3265

3721

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1228

2502

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1705

2616

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3265

3721

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1228

2502

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1705

2616

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M275X	NVIDIA Quadro K3100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1700	2265
PassMark - G2D Mark	362	324
Geekbench - OpenCL	11041	6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.109	19.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	283.116	426.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.187	1.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	33.837	15.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.407	38.135
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3265	3721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1228	2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1705	2616
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3265	3721
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1228	2502
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1705	2616
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M275X	NVIDIA Quadro K3100M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Venus	GK104
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	28 January 2014	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	1074	1075
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,999
Price now		$1,999
Value for money (0-100)		1.38
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	900 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	1,084 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	768
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	45.18 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	3,540 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		75 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-B (3.0)
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	11	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	3200 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