Quadro 3000M vs Radeon R9 M295X

In this comparison between Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M295X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 3000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M295X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M295X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro 3000M and Radeon R9 M295X 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 M295X here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M295X is 273 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M295X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name Fermi Tonga
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 22 February 2011 16 October 2014
Pipelines 240 2048
Core clock speed 450 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 92.54
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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