AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) vs NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) and NVIDIA Quadro M3000M 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: 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, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 2x more texture fill rate: 137.5 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 2048 vs 1,024
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 32% higher memory clock speed: 6600 MHz vs 5012 MHz
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33752 vs 16641
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 111.543 vs 82.563
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1817.005 vs 1266.506
  • Around 94% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.511 vs 4.91
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 70.779
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 511.362 vs 252.607
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9983 vs 7779
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9983 vs 7779
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 August 2016 vs 18 August 2015
Texture fill rate 137.5 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2048 vs 1,024
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz vs 5012 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 33752 vs 16641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 vs 82.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 vs 1266.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 vs 4.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 vs 70.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 vs 252.607
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 vs 7779
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 vs 7779

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 926 MHz
  • 438.8x better floating-point performance: 2,150 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3720 vs 2443
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3360 vs 1674
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3720 vs 2443
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3360 vs 1674
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1050 MHz vs 926 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops vs 4.9 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 vs 1674

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop)
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
33752
16641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
111.543
82.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1817.005
1266.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.511
4.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
99.875
70.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
511.362
252.607
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9983
7779
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2443
3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1674
3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9983
7779
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2443
3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1674
3360
Name AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) NVIDIA Quadro M3000M
Geekbench - OpenCL 33752 16641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 82.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1817.005 1266.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.511 4.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 70.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 511.362 252.607
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 7779
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2443 3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1674 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 7779
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2443 3720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1674 3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 839
PassMark - G3D Mark 5594
PassMark - G2D Mark 413

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Ellesmere GM204
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 4 August 2016 18 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $549.99
Place in performance rating 503 504
Price now $109.99
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100) 91.95

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1206 MHz
Compute units 32
Core clock speed 926 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 4.9 TFLOPs 2,150 gflops
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2048 1,024
Stream Processors 2048
Texture fill rate 137.5 GTexel / s 67.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
VGA
Display Port 1.2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large large
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan
Shader Model 5.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 211 GB/s 160 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6600 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus