Quadro 3000M vs Radeon R9 280
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 280. 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 3000M and Radeon R9 280. 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 3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Quadro 3000M 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 3000M here:
Main Specs
Quadro 3000M
Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 166% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 280 is 625 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 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 R9 280 in World of Tanks is 67% more, than Quadro 3000M.
Full Specs
Quadro 3000M
Radeon R9 280
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 1.0
Code name
Fermi
Tahiti
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
22 February 2011
4 March 2014
Pipelines
240
1792
Core clock speed
450 MHz
Boost Clock
933 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
18.00
104.5
Floating-point performance
432.0 gflops
3,344 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
625 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80 GB/s
240 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
+
CUDA
2.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
28 Mh/s
408 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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