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    Quadro M3000M vs Radeon HD 4870

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 4870. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 4870. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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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 HD 4870
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4870 has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro M3000M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 1400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 4870
    Architecture Maxwell TeraScale
    Code name GM204 RV770
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 25 June 2008
    Pipelines 1,024 800
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz 750 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 30.00
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 5.0 4.1
    OpenGL 4.5 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    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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