Quadro 3000M vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

In this comparison between Quadro 3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 3000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro Vega 20 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro 3000M or Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro Vega 20 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 20 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 365 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 855 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 20 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture Fermi Vega
Code name Fermi Vega Mobile
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 15 November 2018
Pipelines 240 1280
Core clock speed 450 MHz 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1283 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 102.6
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 189.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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