NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 vs AMD Radeon R7 240

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 and AMD Radeon R7 240 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: 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), 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID M3-3020

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 67% higher boost clock speed: 1306 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • 3.3x more texture fill rate: 52.24 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 640 vs 320
  • 3.3x better floating-point performance: 1,672 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 4.5x more memory clock speed: 5200 MHz vs 1150 MHz
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 41.997 vs 13.344
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 726.846 vs 290.632
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.442 vs 1.262
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.991 vs 21.59
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 155.196 vs 60.326
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 May 2016 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed 1306 MHz vs 780 MHz
Texture fill rate 52.24 GTexel / s vs 15.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 640 vs 320
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops vs 499.2 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.997 vs 13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 726.846 vs 290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.442 vs 1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.991 vs 21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 155.196 vs 60.326

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID M3-3020
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 240

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
41.997
13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
726.846
290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.442
1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.991
21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
155.196
60.326
Name NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 AMD Radeon R7 240
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.997 13.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 726.846 290.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.442 1.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.991 21.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 155.196 60.326
PassMark - G3D Mark 896
PassMark - G2D Mark 272
Geekbench - OpenCL 5175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1688
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GRID M3-3020 AMD Radeon R7 240

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM107 Oland
Launch date 18 May 2016 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 1244 1245
Type Workstation Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $69
Price now $49.99
Value for money (0-100) 24.92

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1306 MHz 780 MHz
Core clock speed 1033 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,672 gflops 499.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 320
Texture fill rate 52.24 GTexel / s 15.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,040 million
Stream Processors 320
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Length 267 mm 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin N / A
Bus support PCIe 3.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 83.2 GB / s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3

Technologies

CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync