Radeon HD 8790M vs Quadro K3000M

Place in the ranking	681	736
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.80	no data
Power efficiency	3.94	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GK104	Mars
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$155	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	576	384
Core clock speed	654 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	unknown
Texture fill rate	31.39	21.60
Floating-point processing power	0.7534 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	48	24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

K3000M 4.28
+26.3%

HD 8790M 3.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

K3000M 1646
+26.1%

HD 8790M 1305

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

K3000M 2427
+11%

HD 8790M 2187

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

K3000M 11902
+21%

HD 8790M 9835

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Full HD	33 +22.2%	27 −22.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.70

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Elden Ring	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Valorant	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Dota 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Elden Ring	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Fortnite	24−27 +31.6%	18−20 −31.6%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Valorant	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
World of Tanks	70−75 −1.4%	73 +1.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Dota 2	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +20%	14−16 −20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +23.3%	30−33 −23.3%
Valorant	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Elden Ring	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
World of Tanks	30−33 +25%	24−27 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Valorant	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Fortnite	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Valorant	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

This is how K3000M and HD 8790M compete in popular games:

K3000M is 38% faster in 900p
K3000M is 22% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the K3000M is 200% faster.
in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8790M is 1% faster.

All in all, in popular games: