Quadro 3000M vs Radeon R9 270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 270X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro 3000M stacks up against Radeon R9 270X, check out specs charts below.

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 R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 180 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 270X has 140% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 270X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 24−27
ultra / 1080p 1−2 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 12−14 45−50
medium / 1080p 4−5 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 270X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name Fermi Curacao XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 22 February 2011 8 October 2013
Pipelines 240 1280
Core clock speed 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 84.00
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 2,688 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 179.2 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 318 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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