Quadro K1000M vs Radeon R9 M270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K1000M and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 R9 M270X. 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 R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1000M is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K1000M is 675 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 6−7
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 16−18
medium / 1080p 0−1 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N14P-Q1 Venus
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 21 March 2014
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 850 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 31.00
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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