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    Quadro M3000M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M or Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Quadro M3000M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Quadro M3000M and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 3800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM204 Neptune
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 1,024 1280
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12
    Shader Model 5.0 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.2
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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