NVIDIA Quadro M2000 vs AMD Radeon R9 285

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M2000 and AMD Radeon R9 285 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M2000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 190 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 6612 MHz vs 5500 MHz
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 3043
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3325 vs 2782
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 3043
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3325 vs 2782
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 April 2016 vs 2 September 2014
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 190 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz vs 5500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 vs 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 vs 2782

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 285

  • Around 15% higher core clock speed: 918 MHz vs 796 MHz
  • Around 81% higher texture fill rate: 102.8 GTexel / s vs 56.64 GTexel / s
  • 2.3x more pipelines: 1792 vs 768
  • Around 82% better floating-point performance: 3,290 gflops vs 1,812 gflops
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6680 vs 3997
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 597 vs 569
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 72.799 vs 55.048
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1474.632 vs 639.056
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.369 vs 3.697
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 91.954 vs 35.796
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 391.399 vs 225.868
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6474 vs 5523
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6474 vs 5523
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 918 MHz vs 796 MHz
Texture fill rate 102.8 GTexel / s vs 56.64 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1792 vs 768
Floating-point performance 3,290 gflops vs 1,812 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6680 vs 3997
PassMark - G2D Mark 597 vs 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 72.799 vs 55.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1474.632 vs 639.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.369 vs 3.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 91.954 vs 35.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 391.399 vs 225.868
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6474 vs 5523
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6474 vs 5523

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M2000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 285

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3997
6680
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
569
597
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
55.048
72.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
639.056
1474.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.697
6.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.796
91.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
225.868
391.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5523
6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3325
2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5523
6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3325
2782
Name NVIDIA Quadro M2000 AMD Radeon R9 285
PassMark - G3D Mark 3997 6680
PassMark - G2D Mark 569 597
Geekbench - OpenCL 13999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.048 72.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 639.056 1474.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.697 6.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.796 91.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 225.868 391.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5523 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 2782
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5523 6474
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 3043
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 2782
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2778

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M2000 AMD Radeon R9 285

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 3.0
Code name GM206 Tonga
Launch date 8 April 2016 2 September 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $437.75 $249
Place in performance rating 580 444
Price now $409.99
Type Workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 13.23
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1163 MHz
Core clock speed 796 MHz 918 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 3,290 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 1792
Texture fill rate 56.64 GTexel / s 102.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 190 Watt
Transistor count 2,940 million 5,000 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, DP DP DP DP 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Number of simultaneous displays 4
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 201 mm 221 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Width 1" (2.5 cm)

API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 5500 MHz
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Memory bandwidth 176.0 GB / s

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)