Quadro M3000M vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16, 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 Vega 16, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M3000M and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 2600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 9−10
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name GM204 Vega Mobile
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 15 November 2018
Pipelines 1,024 1024
Core clock speed 1050 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 76.16
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
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
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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