Quadro K3100M vs Radeon HD 6990M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K3100M and Radeon HD 6990M, 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 K3100M stacks up against Radeon HD 6990M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K3100M and Radeon HD 6990M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro K3100M and Radeon HD 6990M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 K3100M or Radeon HD 6990M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K3100M Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6990M has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K3100M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M.
  • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro K3100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990M is 9 MHz higher, than Quadro K3100M.
  • Quadro K3100M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 2300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 14−16
ultra / 1080p 7−8 8−9
QHD / 1440p 1−2 3−4
low / 720p 24−27 30−33
medium / 1080p 14−16 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Quadro K3100M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K3100M Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name N15E-Q1-A2 Blackcomb XTX
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 23 July 2013 12 July 2011
Pipelines 768 1120
Core clock speed 706 MHz 715 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 45.18 40.04
Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 1,601.6 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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