Quadro M1000M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1000M and Radeon RX Vega M GL, 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 RX Vega M GL, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1000M and Radeon RX Vega M GL are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M1000M and Radeon RX Vega M GL 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 RX Vega M GL here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon RX Vega M GL
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 65 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX Vega M GL has 62% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
  • Radeon RX Vega M GL has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 62 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.
  • Quadro M1000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 3600 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega M GL in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Quadro M1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon RX Vega M GL
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name GM107 Polaris 22
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 February 2018
Pipelines 512 1280
Core clock speed 993 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 1011 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 80.88
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 2,588 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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