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    Quadro M3000M vs Radeon R7 250

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon R7 250, 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 R7 250, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Quadro M3000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon R7 250
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None N/A
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Quadro M3000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
    • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
    • Quadro M3000M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 3850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    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 R7 250.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon R7 250
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM204 Oland XT
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 1 October 2013
    Pipelines 1,024 384
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 25.20
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 716.8 gflops
    Length 168 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1150 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.2
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    AppAcceleration +
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