Quadro M3000M vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 4850 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
Radeon HD 4850 X2

Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 4850 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
  • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 3010 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 2−3
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 4850 X2
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale
Code name GM204 R700
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 7 November 2008
Pipelines 1,024 800
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 25.00
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2x 1,000.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1990 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 63.68 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.0 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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