NVIDIA Quadro K4200 vs AMD FirePro S9000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K4200 and AMD FirePro S9000 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: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro K4200

AMD FirePro S9000

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4200

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 108 Watt vs 350 Watt
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.016 vs 9.541
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 736.063 vs 275.278
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.73 vs 1.886
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.588 vs 30.049

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 July 2014 vs 24 August 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	108 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.016 vs 9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	736.063 vs 275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.73 vs 1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.588 vs 30.049

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9000

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 771 MHz
Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 100.8 GTexel / s vs 87.81 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1344
Around 53% better floating-point performance: 3,226 gflops vs 2,107 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5059 vs 4332
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 561 vs 502
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 91.842 vs 70.194
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3707 vs 3382
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3311
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3707 vs 3382
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 771 MHz
Texture fill rate	100.8 GTexel / s vs 87.81 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1792 vs 1344
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops vs 2,107 gflops
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5059 vs 4332
PassMark - G2D Mark	561 vs 502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.842 vs 70.194
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707 vs 3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707 vs 3382
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3311

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K4200
GPU 2: AMD FirePro S9000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4332

5059

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

502

561

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.016

9.541

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

736.063

275.278

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.73

1.886

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31.588

30.049

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

70.194

91.842

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3382

3707

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3311

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3382

3707

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3311

3357

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K4200	AMD FirePro S9000
PassMark - G3D Mark	4332	5059
PassMark - G2D Mark	502	561
Geekbench - OpenCL	12186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.016	9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	736.063	275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.73	1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.588	30.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	70.194	91.842
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6373
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3382	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3311	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6373
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3382	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3311	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K4200	AMD FirePro S9000
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 1.0
Code name	GK104	Tahiti
Launch date	22 July 2014	24 August 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$854.99	$2,499
Place in performance rating	695	696
Price now	$446.99
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	11.92
Technical info
Boost clock speed	784 MHz
Core clock speed	771 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,107 gflops	3,226 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1344	1792
Texture fill rate	87.81 GTexel / s	100.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	108 Watt	350 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		Full Height / Full Length
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	172.8 GB / s	264 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5