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    Quadro M3000M vs Radeon R9 M485X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M485X, 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 M485X, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M485X 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 R9 M485X here:

    Quadro M3000M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M485X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon R9 M485X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M485X has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon R9 M485X has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 327 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
    • Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M485X is 5000 MHz.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 10−11
    4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
    low / 720p 60−65 45−50
    medium / 1080p 40−45 30−35
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon R9 M485X.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon R9 M485X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
    Code name GM204 Amethyst
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 14 May 2016
    Pipelines 1,024 2048
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160.0 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
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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