Quadro M1000M vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between Quadro M1000M and Radeon R7 250 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro M1000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1000M 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 M1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Radeon R7 250 has 87% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M1000M and Radeon R7 250 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Quadro M1000M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 3850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Oland XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 25.20
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
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