NVIDIA Quadro M2000 vs AMD Radeon R9 M290X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M2000 and AMD Radeon R9 M290X 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 Quadro M2000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1163 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • 5.5x more memory clock speed: 6612 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3983 vs 3256
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 561 vs 430
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 55.048 vs 51.022
  • Around 43% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 2581
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3325 vs 2526
  • Around 43% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 2581
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3325 vs 2526
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 April 2016 vs 9 January 2014
Boost clock speed 1163 MHz vs 900 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 100 Watt
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3983 vs 3256
PassMark - G2D Mark 561 vs 430
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.048 vs 51.022
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 vs 2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 vs 2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 vs 2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 vs 2526

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M290X

  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 796 MHz
  • Around 27% higher texture fill rate: 72 GTexel / s vs 56.64 GTexel / s
  • Around 67% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 768
  • Around 27% better floating-point performance: 2,304 gflops vs 1,812 gflops
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 23514 vs 14534
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 936.497 vs 639.056
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.62 vs 3.697
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 77.584 vs 35.796
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 258.046 vs 225.868
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6666 vs 5523
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6666 vs 5523
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 796 MHz
Texture fill rate 72 GTexel / s vs 56.64 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 768
Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops vs 1,812 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 23514 vs 14534
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 936.497 vs 639.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.62 vs 3.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 77.584 vs 35.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 258.046 vs 225.868
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6666 vs 5523
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6666 vs 5523

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M2000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M290X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3983
3256
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
561
430
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
14534
23514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
55.048
51.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
639.056
936.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.697
5.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.796
77.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
225.868
258.046
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5523
6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3325
2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5523
6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3684
2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3325
2526
Name NVIDIA Quadro M2000 AMD Radeon R9 M290X
PassMark - G3D Mark 3983 3256
PassMark - G2D Mark 561 430
Geekbench - OpenCL 14534 23514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 55.048 51.022
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 639.056 936.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.697 5.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.796 77.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 225.868 258.046
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5523 6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3684 2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5523 6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3684 2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 2526

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M2000 AMD Radeon R9 M290X

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GM206 Neptune
Launch date 8 April 2016 9 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $437.75
Place in performance rating 597 598
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 900 MHz
Core clock speed 796 MHz 850 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,812 gflops 2,304 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 1280
Texture fill rate 56.64 GTexel / s 72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 2,940 million 2,800 million
Compute units 20

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, DP DP DP DP No outputs
Number of simultaneous displays 4
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 201 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Shader Model 5
Vulkan
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory type 128 Bit GDDR5
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore