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    Quadro K3100M vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro K3100M and Radeon R9 280X. 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 K3100M and Radeon R9 280X. 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.
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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 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 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, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
    • Quadro K3100M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro K3100M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
    • Quadro K3100M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • Quadro K3100M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • Quadro K3100M and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    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 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K3100M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro K3100M Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N15E-Q1-A2 Thaiti XTL
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 23 July 2013 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 768 2048
    Core clock speed 706 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 45.18 128.0
    Floating-point performance 1,084 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 288 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 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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