Quadro K3100M vs Radeon R7 250X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K3100M and Radeon R7 250X, 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 K3100M stacks up against Radeon R7 250X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K3100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3100M 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 K3100M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K3100M Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 250X has 6% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Quadro K3100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K3100M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250X.
  • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K3100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Quadro K3100M and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 1575 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 10−12
ultra / 1080p 7−8 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 24−27 24−27
medium / 1080p 14−16 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K3100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than Radeon R7 250X.

Full Specs

  Quadro K3100M Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N15E-Q1-A2 Cape Verde
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 23 July 2013 13 February 2014
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 706 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 45.18 38.00
Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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