Quadro P1000 vs Radeon R9 M390X

In this comparison between Quadro P1000 and Radeon R9 M390X 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 P1000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M390X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390X 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 Radeon R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro P1000 Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M390X has 112% more power consumption, than Quadro P1000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro P1000 and Radeon R9 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro P1000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro P1000 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 770 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • Quadro P1000 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 8−9 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 27−30 27−30
Quadro P1000 and Radeon R9 M390X have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro P1000 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Pascal GCN 3
Code name GP107 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 February 2017 9 June 2015
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 1493 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 59.20 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,894 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.2 +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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