Quadro M1000M vs Radeon HD 4890

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M1000M and Radeon HD 4890. 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 M1000M and Radeon HD 4890. 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.

Quadro M1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1000M 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 M1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 190 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4890 has 375% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon HD 4890 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M1000M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 4890 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 143 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
  • Quadro M1000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M1000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon HD 4890
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale
Code name GM107 RV790
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 2 April 2009
Pipelines 512 800
Core clock speed 993 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 959 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 34.00
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 1,360.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 124.8 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 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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