Quadro 3000M vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 3000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 3000M stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 3000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro 3000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 3000M or Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
Quadro 3000M
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4175 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
35−40
ultra / 1080p
1−2
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
4−5
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Quadro 3000M.
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 688% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro 3000M and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
95−100
220−230
ultra / 1080p
40−45
180−190
QHD / 1440p
21−24
110−120
4K / 2160p
16−18
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
medium / 768p
45−50
110−120
ultra / 1080p
21−24
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 134% more, than Quadro 3000M.
high / 1080p
2−3
45−50
ultra / 1080p
2−3
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
10−12
80−85
medium / 1080p
4−5
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 1075% more, than Quadro 3000M.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
4−5
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
10−12
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 443% more, than Quadro 3000M.
high / 1080p
5−6
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
3−4
30−35
4K / 2160p
2−3
24−27
low / 720p
18−20
100−110
medium / 1080p
8−9
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 728% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
−
120−130
high / 1080p
4−5
70−75
ultra / 1080p
2−3
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 361% more, than Quadro 3000M.
high / 1080p
2−3
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
4−5
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
80−85
−
4K / 2160p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 55% more, than Quadro 3000M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Quadro 3000M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1016% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
10−11
130−140
medium / 768p
8−9
85−90
high / 1080p
4−5
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1140% more, than Quadro 3000M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
30−33
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 67% more, than Quadro 3000M.
Full Specs
Quadro 3000M
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
Fermi
Wimbledon XT
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
22 February 2011
1 May 2012
Pipelines
240
2560
Core clock speed
450 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
18.00
Floating-point performance
432.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed
625 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
28 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
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