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    Quadro M3000M vs Radeon RX 550

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon RX 550, 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 RX 550, 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 RX 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Quadro M3000M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
    • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Quadro M3000M and Radeon RX 550 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 50 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 2000 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 30−33
    medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon RX 550.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon RX 550
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
    Code name GM204 Lexa
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 20 April 2017
    Pipelines 1,024 512
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 37.86
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 112.0 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
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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