NVIDIA GeForce 910M vs AMD Radeon R5 M255

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 910M and AMD Radeon R5 M255 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 910M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 601 vs 538
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2590 vs 1715
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2590 vs 1715
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2015 vs 12 October 2014
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 601 vs 538
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2590 vs 1715
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2590 vs 1715

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M255

  • Around 19% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 775 MHz
  • Around 82% higher texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 135 vs 128
  • Around 77% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4650 vs 2629
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.288 vs 6.448
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 166.596 vs 155.993
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.988 vs 0.574
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.164 vs 12.2
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 66.631 vs 27.733
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1459 vs 1344
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3020
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1459 vs 1344
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3020
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 925 MHz vs 775 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 135 vs 128
Geekbench - OpenCL 4650 vs 2629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.288 vs 6.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.596 vs 155.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.988 vs 0.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.164 vs 12.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 66.631 vs 27.733
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1459 vs 1344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3020
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1459 vs 1344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3020

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 910M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R5 M255

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
601
538
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
128
135
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2629
4650
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.448
14.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
155.993
166.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.574
0.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.2
20.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.733
66.631
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1344
1459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2590
1715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3020
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1344
1459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2590
1715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3020
3357
Name NVIDIA GeForce 910M AMD Radeon R5 M255
PassMark - G3D Mark 601 538
PassMark - G2D Mark 128 135
Geekbench - OpenCL 2629 4650
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.448 14.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 155.993 166.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.574 0.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.2 20.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.733 66.631
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1344 1459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2590 1715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3020 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1344 1459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2590 1715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3020 3357

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 910M AMD Radeon R5 M255

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 3.0
Code name GF117 Topaz
Launch date 18 August 2015 12 October 2014
Place in performance rating 1365 1367
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R5 200 Series

Technical info

Core clock speed 775 MHz 925 MHz
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 721.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 320
Texture fill rate 12.4 GTexel / s 22.56 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 3,100 million
Boost clock speed 940 MHz
Compute units 5

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 16 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore