Quadro K1000M vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M stacks up against Radeon R9 M390X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K1000M and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K1000M 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 K1000M or Radeon R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M390X has 122% more power consumption, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M390X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro K1000M.
  • Quadro K1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K1000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1000M is 127 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Quadro K1000M and Radeon R9 M390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K1000M Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3
Code name N14P-Q1 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 June 2012 9 June 2015
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 850 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60 92.54
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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