Quadro M3000M vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro M3000M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 M3000M and Radeon Sky 500. 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.

Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M3000M and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Quadro M3000M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
Quadro M3000M and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Pitcairn
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 2 October 2015 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1,024 1280
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.2
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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