NVIDIA Quadro M1000M vs AMD Radeon HD 6850

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M1000M and AMD Radeon HD 6850 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro M1000M

AMD Radeon HD 6850

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M1000M

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 127 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2881 vs 1972
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 38.33 vs 13.033
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.056 vs 1.333
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 42.938 vs 32.609
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4196 vs 3489
Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4196 vs 3489

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 August 2015 vs 21 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 127 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2881 vs 1972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	38.33 vs 13.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.056 vs 1.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	42.938 vs 32.609
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4196 vs 3489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4196 vs 3489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3348

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6850

Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 37.2 GTexel / s vs 31.78 GTexel / s
Around 88% higher pipelines: 960 vs 512
Around 46% better floating-point performance: 1,488.0 gflops vs 1,017 gflops
512x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 2 GB / 4 GB
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 434 vs 312
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 946.933 vs 721.18
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 139.45 vs 137.786

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	37.2 GTexel / s vs 31.78 GTexel / s
Pipelines	960 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,488.0 gflops vs 1,017 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 2 GB / 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	434 vs 312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	946.933 vs 721.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	139.45 vs 137.786

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M1000M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6850

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2881

1972

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

312

434

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

38.33

13.033

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

721.18

946.933

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.056

1.333

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

42.938

32.609

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

137.786

139.45

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4196

3489

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3708

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3348

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4196

3489

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3708

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3348

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M1000M	AMD Radeon HD 6850
PassMark - G3D Mark	2881	1972
PassMark - G2D Mark	312	434
Geekbench - OpenCL	8849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	38.33	13.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	721.18	946.933
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.056	1.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	42.938	32.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	137.786	139.45
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4196	3489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4196	3489
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3708
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3348
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1002	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M1000M	AMD Radeon HD 6850
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	TeraScale 2
Code name	GM107	Barts
Launch date	18 August 2015	21 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$200.89	$179
Place in performance rating	832	823
Price now	$203.37	$99.99
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	16.10	28.63
Design		AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1072 MHz
Core clock speed	993 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,017 gflops	1,488.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	512	960
Texture fill rate	31.78 GTexel / s	37.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt	127 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,700 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Bus support		AGP
Length		198 mm
API support
DirectX	12	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Shader Model	5.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB / 4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	80 GB / s	128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire