Quadro K3000M vs Radeon R7 260X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K3000M and Radeon R7 260X. 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 K3000M and Radeon R7 260X. 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 K3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3000M 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 K3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro K3000M Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 53% more power consumption, than Quadro K3000M.
  • Quadro K3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K3000M and Radeon R7 260X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro K3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro K3000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • Quadro K3000M and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 9−10 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro K3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro K3000M Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name N14E-Q1 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 1 June 2012 8 October 2013
Pipelines 576 896
Core clock speed 654 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.39 61.60
Floating-point performance 753.4 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s 225 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
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