AMD Radeon R9 M275X vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

The Verdict

The data presents an unusual comparison. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X, a mobile GPU from early 2014, and the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition, a desktop-class compute card from mid-2018, occupy entirely different segments. According to the database, the R9 M275X records an average benchmark score of 10,582, while the TITAN V CEO Edition averages 9,037. This means the older, smaller AMD part holds a 17.1% advantage in average score across the recorded tests. However, this is a case where the aggregate score tells a limited story. The AMD card wins on the two Geekbench tests it was measured in, while the NVIDIA card wins decisively on the PassMark suite. The verdict depends entirely on which workload is being examined. For OpenCL and Vulkan compute tasks as measured by Geekbench, the R9 M275X is the better performer. For the DirectX-oriented and general graphics tasks in PassMark, the TITAN V CEO Edition is vastly superior. Neither card is a universal winner. The R9 M275X sits at the 49th percentile of all GPUs, slightly above the TITAN V CEO Edition's 45th percentile. The data indicates that a buyer prioritizing the specific Geekbench workloads would choose the AMD card, while anyone focused on the PassMark benchmark suite would select the NVIDIA part.

Where Each One Wins

The recorded benchmarks split cleanly between the two products. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X wins in the Geekbench compute tests. It scores 11,200 in Geekbench OpenCL and 9,964 in Geekbench Vulkan. These are the only two benchmark entries for the AMD card in the database. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition wins in the PassMark tests. It scores 16,988 in PassMark G3D and 1,086 in PassMark G2D. These are its only two recorded benchmarks. The head-to-head comparison has no overlapping tests, so there is no direct same-test duel. Instead, the data shows a workload-based separation. The R9 M275X demonstrates strength in OpenCL and Vulkan compute environments. The TITAN V CEO Edition demonstrates overwhelming strength in the PassMark G3D graphics test, where its score of 16,988 dwarfs the AMD card's Geekbench numbers. The G2D score of 1,086 indicates solid 2D performance for the NVIDIA card. In terms of relative standing, the R9 M275X is 0.4% behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600S and 1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 550X. The TITAN V CEO Edition is 0.2% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 and 1.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon 550X. These nearest rival positions show both cards clustering with older or lower-tier hardware in aggregate scoring.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural eras and design philosophies. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X uses the Venus chip built on GCN 1.0 architecture. It is fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC, with 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die. This yields a transistor density of 12.2 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition uses the GV100 chip built on Volta architecture. It is fabricated on a 12 nm process, also at TSMC, with 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die. Its transistor density is 25.9 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA chip is dramatically larger and more complex. The R9 M275X has 640 shading units, 40 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The TITAN V CEO Edition has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. The NVIDIA part also includes 640 tensor cores, which the AMD card lacks entirely. The memory subsystems are equally divergent. The AMD card has 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 72.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 32 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 868.4 GB/s. The NVIDIA card's pixel rate is 186.2 GPixel/s versus 14.80 GPixel/s for the AMD card. Its texture rate is 465.6 GTexel/s versus 37.00 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute is 14.90 TFLOPS for NVIDIA versus 1,184.0 GFLOPS for AMD. The TITAN V CEO Edition also supports FP16 at 29.80 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio, a capability not recorded for the AMD part. The power envelope differs as well: the TITAN V CEO Edition has a TDP of 250 W and requires both a 6-pin and an 8-pin power connector, with a suggested PSU of 600 W. No TDP or power connector data is recorded for the R9 M275X. The NVIDIA card is dual-slot, 267 mm long, 112 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The AMD card has no recorded dimensions. Both use PCIe 3.0 x16. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA card has display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the AMD card has none recorded.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon R9 M275X has an average benchmark score of 10,582, which is 17.1% higher than the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition's average of 9,037.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two cards in any single test?

A: The largest recorded gap is in the PassMark G3D test, where the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition scores 16,988. This is substantially higher than any score recorded for the AMD card, whose best result is 11,200 in Geekbench OpenCL.

Q: Do the two cards ever run the same benchmark?

A: No. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X has results for Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan only. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition has results for PassMark G2D and PassMark G3D only. There is no direct head-to-head benchmark overlap in the database.

Q: Which card has more memory and bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition has 32 GB of HBM2 memory on a 4096-bit bus with 868.4 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X has 2 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 72.00 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the NVIDIA card have any compute features the AMD card lacks?

A: Yes. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition includes 640 tensor cores and supports FP16 compute at 29.80 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X has no recorded tensor cores and no recorded FP16 capability.

Q: Which card has the higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon R9 M275X is at the 49th percentile, while the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition is at the 45th percentile.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The absence of overlapping tests makes a direct comparison difficult, but the recorded scores still allow for meaningful analysis. The AMD Radeon R9 M275X achieves 11,200 in Geekbench OpenCL. This is its highest recorded score. Its Geekbench Vulkan result is 9,964. The NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition achieves 16,988 in PassMark G3D, which is by far the highest single score between the two cards. Its PassMark G2D result is 1,086. The gap in the 3D graphics test is enormous. The NVIDIA card's 16,988 is roughly 51.7% higher than the AMD card's best score of 11,200. However, comparing across different benchmark suites is not a direct apples-to-apples measurement. The Geekbench tests focus on compute workloads such as OpenCL and Vulkan, while PassMark G3D is a broader 3D graphics performance test. The AMD card's average score of 10,582 is pulled up by its two Geekbench results. The NVIDIA card's average of 9,037 is pulled down by its low G2D score of 1,086, which is a 2D test and not representative of 3D compute power. In the nearest rival comparisons, the AMD card sits close to the AMD Radeon RX 6600S, which averages 10,629, a 0.4% difference. It also sits near the NVIDIA Quadro K2200, which averages 10,761, 1.7% higher. The NVIDIA card sits near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, which averages 9,022, a 0.2% difference, and the AMD Radeon 890M, which averages 9,210, 1.9% higher. These positions confirm that the two cards, despite their very different architectures, land in similar aggregate performance tiers according to this database. The R9 M275X is marginally ahead in average score, but the TITAN V CEO Edition has a far higher ceiling in 3D graphics tests. The data shows a clear split: the AMD card wins the compute-focused Geekbench tests, and the NVIDIA card wins the graphics-focused PassMark tests.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every recorded specification. The process node is 28 nm for AMD versus 12 nm for NVIDIA. The AMD chip uses GCN 1.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA chip uses Volta. The AMD card has 1,500 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, while the NVIDIA card has 21,100 million transistors on an 815 mm² die. Transistor density is 12.2M per mm² for AMD and 25.9M per mm² for NVIDIA. The AMD card's base clock is 900 MHz with a 925 MHz boost. The NVIDIA card's base clock is 1200 MHz with a 1455 MHz boost. Memory clocks are 1125 MHz (4.5 Gbps effective) for AMD and 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) for NVIDIA. Memory size is 2 GB GDDR5 for AMD versus 32 GB HBM2 for NVIDIA. The memory bus is 128-bit for AMD versus 4096-bit for NVIDIA. Bandwidth is 72.00 GB/s for AMD versus 868.4 GB/s for NVIDIA. The AMD card has 640 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The NVIDIA card has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 128 ROPs. The NVIDIA card has 640 tensor cores; the AMD card has none recorded. Pixel rate is 14.80 GPixel/s for AMD versus 186.2 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rate is 37.00 GTexel/s for AMD versus 465.6 GTexel/s for NVIDIA. FP32 compute is 1,184.0 GFLOPS for AMD versus 14.90 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. FP16 is not recorded for AMD, while NVIDIA has 29.80 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. The NVIDIA card has a 250 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connectors, and suggests a 600 W PSU. None of these are recorded for the AMD card. The NVIDIA card is 267 mm long, 112 mm high, and 40 mm wide. The AMD card has no recorded dimensions. Both use PCIe 3.0 x16. DirectX support is 12 (11_1) for AMD and 12 (12_1) for NVIDIA. OpenGL is 4.6 for both. Vulkan is 1.2.170 for AMD and 1.4 for NVIDIA. The NVIDIA card has display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.0 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The AMD card has none recorded. The AMD card was released on 2014-01-27, and the NVIDIA card on 2018-06-20. Both are end-of-life products. The AMD card's generation is listed as Gem System (R9 M200), while the NVIDIA card's generation is GeForce 10. The AMD predecessor is Solar System and successor is Polaris Mobile. The NVIDIA predecessor is GeForce 900 and successor is GeForce 20.