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    Quadro K3100M vs Radeon R9 280

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K3100M and Radeon R9 280, 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 R9 280, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro K3100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro K3100M 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 K3100M here:

    Quadro K3100M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro K3100M 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 4 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 K3100M.
    • Quadro K3100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K3100M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
    • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • Quadro K3100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Quadro K3100M and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 1950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K3100M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K3100M Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name N15E-Q1-A2 Tahiti
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 23 July 2013 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 768 1792
    Core clock speed 706 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 45.18 104.5
    Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12
    Shader Model 5 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
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    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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