NVIDIA P104-100 vs AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA P104-100 and AMD Radeon R9 M270X 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, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA P104-100

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 1607 MHz vs 725 MHz
  • 2.2x more boost clock speed: 1733 MHz vs 775 MHz
  • 5.8x more texture fill rate: 277.3 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
  • 3.3x more pipelines: 2560 vs 768
  • 5.8x better floating-point performance: 8,873 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 8.9x more memory clock speed: 10008 MHz vs 1125 MHz
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3636 vs 1204
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 December 2017 vs 21 March 2014
Core clock speed 1607 MHz vs 725 MHz
Boost clock speed 1733 MHz vs 775 MHz
Texture fill rate 277.3 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2560 vs 768
Floating-point performance 8,873 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 10008 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3636 vs 1204

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 306 vs 124
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 306 vs 124

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA P104-100
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M270X

PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
124
306
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3636
1204
Name NVIDIA P104-100 AMD Radeon R9 M270X
Geekbench - OpenCL 44280
PassMark - G2D Mark 124 306
PassMark - G3D Mark 3636 1204
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA P104-100 AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Essentials

Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP104 Venus
Launch date 12 December 2017 21 March 2014
Place in performance rating 609 610
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1733 MHz 775 MHz
Core clock speed 1607 MHz 725 MHz
Floating-point performance 8,873 gflops 1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2560 768
Texture fill rate 277.3 GTexel / s 48 GTexel / s
Transistor count 7,200 million 1,500 million
Compute units 10

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 11
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 320.3 GB / s 72 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 bit
Memory clock speed 10008 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory type GDDR5X GDDR5

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore