Radeon R9 M390 vs Quadro M3000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M3000M with Radeon R9 M390, including specs and performance data.

M3000M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
14.50
+46.6%

M3000M outperforms R9 M390 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking355448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.19no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGM204Pitcairn
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)9 June 2015 (9 years ago)

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 cores1,0241024
Core clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate67.20no data
Floating-point processing power2.15 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no data

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
Eyefinity-+
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Optimus+-
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan+-
Mantle-+
CUDA5.2-

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.

M3000M 14.50
+46.6%
R9 M390 9.89

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.

M3000M 8289
+21.6%
R9 M390 6819

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:

Full HD60
+46.3%
41
−46.3%
4K26
+36.8%
19
−36.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+48.4%
30−35
−48.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+43.5%
21−24
−43.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+39.3%
27−30
−39.3%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+40.9%
65−70
−40.9%
Hitman 3 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+35.2%
50−55
−35.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+46.9%
30−35
−46.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+20.6%
60−65
−20.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+48.4%
30−35
−48.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+43.5%
21−24
−43.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+39.3%
27−30
−39.3%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+40.9%
65−70
−40.9%
Hitman 3 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+35.2%
50−55
−35.2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+46.9%
30−35
−46.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+233%
27−30
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+20.6%
60−65
−20.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+43.5%
21−24
−43.5%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+40.9%
65−70
−40.9%
Hitman 3 27−30
+42.1%
18−20
−42.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+35.2%
50−55
−35.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+46.9%
30−35
−46.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+22.2%
18
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+20.6%
60−65
−20.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+68.2%
40−45
−68.2%
Hitman 3 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+92.3%
12−14
−92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+39.7%
60−65
−39.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+69%
40−45
−69%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+16.7%
12
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

This is how M3000M and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

  • M3000M is 46% faster in 1080p
  • M3000M is 37% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the M3000M is 233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, M3000M surpassed R9 M390 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.50 9.89
Recency 18 August 2015 9 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB

M3000M has a 46.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro M3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M3000M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon R9 M390 is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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