NVIDIA Quadro M3000M vs AMD Radeon R9 270

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M3000M and AMD Radeon R9 270 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

AMD Radeon R9 270

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5568 vs 4306
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 82.563 vs 55.721
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7779 vs 3448
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3720 vs 3699
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7779 vs 3448
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3720 vs 3699

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 August 2015 vs 13 November 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5568 vs 4306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	82.563 vs 55.721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7779 vs 3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3720 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7779 vs 3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3720 vs 3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3347

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 270

Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 74 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
Around 25% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1,024
Around 10% better floating-point performance: 2,368 gflops vs 2,150 gflops
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 567 vs 409
4.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 74175 vs 16648
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1282.039 vs 1266.506
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.927 vs 4.91
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 93.116 vs 70.779
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 261.843 vs 252.607

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	74 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 1,024
Floating-point performance	2,368 gflops vs 2,150 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	567 vs 409
Geekbench - OpenCL	74175 vs 16648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1282.039 vs 1266.506
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.927 vs 4.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	93.116 vs 70.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	261.843 vs 252.607

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M3000M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 270

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5568

4306

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

409

567

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

16648

74175

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

82.563

55.721

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1266.506

1282.039

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.91

5.927

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

70.779

93.116

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

252.607

261.843

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7779

3448

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3720

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3347

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7779

3448

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3720

3699

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3360

3347

Name	NVIDIA Quadro M3000M	AMD Radeon R9 270
PassMark - G3D Mark	5568	4306
PassMark - G2D Mark	409	567
Geekbench - OpenCL	16648	74175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	82.563	55.721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1266.506	1282.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.91	5.927
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	70.779	93.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	252.607	261.843
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7779	3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3720	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360	3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7779	3448
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3720	3699
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360	3347
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1603

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro M3000M	AMD Radeon R9 270
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM204	Curacao
Launch date	18 August 2015	13 November 2013
Place in performance rating	498	501
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$179
Technical info
Core clock speed	1050 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	2,368 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1,024	1280
Texture fill rate	67.2 GTexel / s	74 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	5,200 million	2,800 million
Boost clock speed		925 MHz
Stream Processors		1280
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		210 mm
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Shader Model	5.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	160 GB / s	179.2 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync
HD3D
LiquidVR
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)