Quadro M3000M vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 7790, 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 M3000M stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

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 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 13% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M3000M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 128% more, than Radeon HD 7790.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM204 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 22 March 2013
Pipelines 1,024 896
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 56.00
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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