AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition vs NVIDIA Quadro K4000

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition and NVIDIA Quadro K4000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

NVIDIA Quadro K4000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 810 MHz
2.1x more texture fill rate: 108.8 GTexel / s vs 51.84 GTexel / s
2.7x more pipelines: 2048 vs 768
2.8x better floating-point performance: 3,482 gflops vs 1,244 gflops
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 71.778 vs 18.462
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1285.141 vs 427.88
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.839 vs 1.899
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 75.347 vs 23.742
5.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 321.767 vs 61.965
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7037 vs 3321

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 November 2014 vs 1 March 2013
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate	108.8 GTexel / s vs 51.84 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2048 vs 768
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops vs 1,244 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	71.778 vs 18.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1285.141 vs 427.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.839 vs 1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	75.347 vs 23.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	321.767 vs 61.965
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7037 vs 3321

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4000

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 3% higher memory clock speed: 5616 MHz vs 5448 MHz
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3651 vs 2852
79.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3651 vs 46
26.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3321 vs 125.7

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 250 Watt
Memory clock speed	5616 MHz vs 5448 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3651 vs 2852
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3651 vs 46
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3321 vs 125.7

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4000

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

71.778

18.462

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1285.141

427.88

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.839

1.899

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

75.347

23.742

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

321.767

61.965

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2852

3651

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3651

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7037

3321

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

125.7

3321

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition	NVIDIA Quadro K4000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	71.778	18.462
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1285.141	427.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.839	1.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	75.347	23.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	321.767	61.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2852	3651
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	46	3651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7037	3321
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	125.7	3321
PassMark - G3D Mark		2721
PassMark - G2D Mark		424
Geekbench - OpenCL		6674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3798
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3798
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		817

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition	NVIDIA Quadro K4000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Kepler
Code name	Amethyst	GK106
Launch date	23 November 2014	1 March 2013
Place in performance rating	864	866
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,269
Price now		$225.65
Value for money (0-100)		14.81
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	810 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops	1,244 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	768
Texture fill rate	108.8 GTexel / s	51.84 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	80 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	2,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		241 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	174.3 GB / s	134.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5448 MHz	5616 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5