Quadro CX vs Radeon R9 M275

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro CX and Radeon R9 M275. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon R9 M275. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 Radeon R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M275 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M275.
  • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 323 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M275 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 2900 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 12−14
medium / 1080p 2−3 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M275 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon R9 M275
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Venus
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 1 August 2014
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 602 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 37.00
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops 1,184 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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