NVIDIA Quadro M2000M vs AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M2000M and AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM 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).

NVIDIA Quadro M2000M

AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M2000M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 21% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 850 MHz
Around 19% higher boost clock speed: 1098 MHz vs 925 MHz
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 200 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3461 vs 2785
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 47.281 vs 40.311
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.5 vs 3.328
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4920 vs 4396
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4920 vs 4396

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 December 2015 vs 8 January 2013
Core clock speed	1029 MHz vs 850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1098 MHz vs 925 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 200 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3461 vs 2785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	47.281 vs 40.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.5 vs 3.328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4920 vs 4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4920 vs 4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715 vs 3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3348

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

2.4x more texture fill rate: 103.6 GTexel / s vs 43.92 GTexel / s
2.8x more pipelines: 1792 vs 640
2.4x better floating-point performance: 3,315 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 364 vs 340
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 13773 vs 8148
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 795.334 vs 782.113
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.205 vs 51.048
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 181.508 vs 172.896

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	103.6 GTexel / s vs 43.92 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1792 vs 640
Floating-point performance	3,315 gflops vs 1,405 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	364 vs 340
Geekbench - OpenCL	13773 vs 8148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	795.334 vs 782.113
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.205 vs 51.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	181.508 vs 172.896

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M2000M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3461

2785

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

340

364

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8148

13773

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

47.281

40.311

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

782.113

795.334

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.5

3.328

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.048

64.205

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

172.896

181.508

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4920

4396

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3705

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3348

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4920

4396

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3715

3705

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3348

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M2000M	AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	3461	2785
PassMark - G2D Mark	340	364
Geekbench - OpenCL	8148	13773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	47.281	40.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	782.113	795.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.5	3.328
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	51.048	64.205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	172.896	181.508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4920	4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3715	3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4920	4396
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3715	3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3348

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M2000M	AMD Radeon HD 8950 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM107	Tahiti
Launch date	3 December 2015	8 January 2013
Place in performance rating	719	720
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1098 MHz	925 MHz
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,405 gflops	3,315 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1792
Texture fill rate	43.92 GTexel / s	103.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	200 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12	12.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	80 GB / s	240.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus