Quadro M1000M vs Radeon R9 M290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1000M and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 M1000M stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1000M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M1000M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 M1000M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon R9 M290X
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M290X has 150% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 143 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
  • Quadro M1000M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Quadro M1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon R9 M290X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Neptune
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 January 2014
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 993 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 72.00
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 2,304 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 20
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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