Quadro M1000M vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M1000M and Radeon R9 290X, 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 M1000M stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M1000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M1000M 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 M1000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB/4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 525% more power consumption, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M1000M.
  • Quadro M1000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M1000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • Quadro M1000M and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M1000M is 3750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 24−27
QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 137% more, than Quadro M1000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M1000M Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Hawaii XT
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 24 October 2013
Pipelines 512 2816
Core clock speed 993 MHz
Boost Clock 1072 MHz 947 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.78 176.0
Floating-point performance 1,017 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12
Shader Model 5.0 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.22 kh/s 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s 623 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) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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