Quadro M3000M vs Radeon Pro 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro 460, 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 Pro 460, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro 460 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro 460 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 M3000M or Radeon Pro 460 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon Pro 460
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M3000M has 114% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 460.
  • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro 460 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 460 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 460.
  • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro 460 is 5000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon Pro 460.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon Pro 460
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 8 August 2016
Pipelines 1,024 1024
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 907 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 58.05
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 1,858 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 81.28 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 5.2
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s 227 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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