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).

 

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: 3457 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 3457 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 339
  • Around 69% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 13770 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 339
Geekbench - OpenCL 13770 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
3457
2785
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
339
364
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8148
13770
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 3457 2785
PassMark - G2D Mark 339 364
Geekbench - OpenCL 8148 13770
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 718 719
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