NVIDIA Quadro P4000 vs AMD Radeon R9 290X

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro P4000 and AMD Radeon R9 290X 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 P4000

AMD Radeon R9 290X

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro P4000

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 56% higher boost clock speed: 1480 MHz vs 947 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 250 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
6.1x more memory clock speed: 7604 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11545 vs 8526
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 795 vs 755
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 152.325 vs 117.322
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 11.365 vs 11.12
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 751.626 vs 628.757
Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 15267 vs 8729
Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 15267 vs 8729

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 February 2017 vs 24 October 2013
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz vs 947 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	7604 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	11545 vs 8526
PassMark - G2D Mark	795 vs 755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	152.325 vs 117.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	11.365 vs 11.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	751.626 vs 628.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	15267 vs 8729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	15267 vs 8729
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3353

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 290X

Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 176.0 GTexel / s vs 165.8 GTexel / s
Around 57% higher pipelines: 2816 vs 1792
Around 6% better floating-point performance: 5,632 gflops vs 5,304 gflops
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 43410 vs 42289
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 2460.464 vs 1590.392
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 120.942 vs 45.977
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 7055 vs 3714
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 7055 vs 3714
3.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3932 vs 1115

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	176.0 GTexel / s vs 165.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2816 vs 1792
Floating-point performance	5,632 gflops vs 5,304 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	43410 vs 42289
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2460.464 vs 1590.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	120.942 vs 45.977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	7055 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	7055 vs 3714
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3932 vs 1115

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro P4000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 290X

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

11545

8526

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

795

755

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

42289

43410

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

152.325

117.322

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1590.392

2460.464

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

11.365

11.12

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.977

120.942

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

751.626

628.757

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15267

8729

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

7055

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15267

8729

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3714

7055

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3353

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1115

3932

Name	NVIDIA Quadro P4000	AMD Radeon R9 290X
PassMark - G3D Mark	11545	8526
PassMark - G2D Mark	795	755
Geekbench - OpenCL	42289	43410
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	152.325	117.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1590.392	2460.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	11.365	11.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.977	120.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	751.626	628.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	15267	8729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714	7055
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	15267	8729
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714	7055
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3353
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1115	3932

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro P4000	AMD Radeon R9 290X
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 2.0
Code name	GP104	Hawaii
Launch date	6 February 2017	24 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$815	$549
Place in performance rating	287	284
Price now	$799.99
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	17.17
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	947 MHz
Core clock speed	1202 MHz
Floating-point performance	5,304 gflops	5,632 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1792	2816
Texture fill rate	165.8 GTexel / s	176.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	7,200 million	6,200 million
Stream Processors		2560
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Port	1.4
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	275 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5.1
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	192 GB / s	320 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	7604 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
3D Stereo
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)