Quadro M3000M vs Radeon R7 M270DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M3000M and Radeon R7 M270DX. 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 M3000M and Radeon R7 M270DX. 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 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 R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 M270DX - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
  • Quadro M3000M and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name GM204 Topaz
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 11 June 2014
Pipelines 1,024 384
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 940 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 22.56
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
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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