Quadro K1000M vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7790. 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 K1000M and Radeon HD 7790. 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.

Quadro K1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 85 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 88% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K1000M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 150 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name N14P-Q1 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 22 March 2013
Pipelines 192 896
Core clock speed 850 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 56.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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