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    Quadro M3000M vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

    In this comparison between Quadro M3000M and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro M3000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Quadro M3000M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M3000M and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

    Quadro M3000M Laptops
    Radeon RX 480 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 3000 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 27−30
    medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 156% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon RX 480 mobile
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name GM204 Polaris
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 1 August 2016
    Pipelines 1,024 2304
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz
    Boost Clock 1077 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 155.1
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 4,963 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 8000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 256.0 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
    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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