Quadro M3000M vs Radeon R9 380X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X, 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 R9 380X, 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 R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	190 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380X has 153% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 4030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 380X have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Quadro M3000M	Radeon R9 380X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 3.0
Code name	GM204	Antigua
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015	19 November 2015
Pipelines	1,024	2048
Core clock speed	1050 MHz
Boost Clock		970 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	67.20	124.2
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	3,973 gflops
Length		221 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	970 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	182.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12
Shader Model	5.0	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.2
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.58 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	253 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
Optimus	+
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
ZeroCore		+
Mantle		+
Design		reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		175 Sol/s
Compute units		32
Form factor		full height / full length
Display Port	1.2
3D Vision Pro	+
Mosaic	+
nView Display Management	+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		-
LiquidVR		+
FRTC		+
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Quadro M3000M vs Radeon R9 380X

Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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