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    Quadro 3000M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 3000M stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M290X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Quadro 3000M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
    • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
    • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
    • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M290X is 575 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 30−35
    medium / 1080p 4−5 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Quadro 3000M.

    Full Specs

      Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name Fermi Neptune
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 22 February 2011 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 240 1280
    Core clock speed 450 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.00 72.00
    Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 625 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA 2.1
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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