Quadro M3000M vs Radeon HD 6930

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Radeon HD 6930, 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 HD 6930, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 186 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 HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 148% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6930 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M3000M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 3
Code name GM204 Cayman
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 1 December 2011
Pipelines 1,024 1280
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 60.00
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
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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