Quadro 3000M vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M390X, 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 M390X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M390X 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 R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M390X has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M390X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M390X is 273 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 21−24
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 4−5 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 420% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name Fermi Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 22 February 2011 9 June 2015
Pipelines 240 2048
Core clock speed 450 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 92.54
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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