Quadro 3000M vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between Quadro 3000M and Radeon R7 250 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 R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 3000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro 3000M and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250 is 525 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 4−5 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name Fermi Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 1 October 2013
Pipelines 240 384
Core clock speed 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 25.20
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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