Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire vs Quadro P3000 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	272	268
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.83	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	N17E-Q1	Neptune CF
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	11 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$537	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	2560
Core clock speed	1088 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1215 MHz	900 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	2x 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	97.20	no data
Floating-point performance	3,110 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P3000 Mobile and Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	168 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (FL 11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

P3000 Mobile 19.21

R9 M290X Crossfire 19.57
+1.9%

Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire outperforms Quadro P3000 Mobile by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

P3000 Mobile 33390
+1.8%

R9 M290X Crossfire 32792

Quadro P3000 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire by 2% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

P3000 Mobile 12105

R9 M290X Crossfire 14147
+16.9%

Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire outperforms Quadro P3000 Mobile by 17% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P3000 Mobile 9256

R9 M290X Crossfire 10551
+14%

Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire outperforms Quadro P3000 Mobile by 14% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P3000 Mobile 63332

R9 M290X Crossfire 71977
+13.7%

Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire outperforms Quadro P3000 Mobile by 14% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD	64 +3.2%	62 −3.2%
4K	28 +3.7%	27−30 −3.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33

−3.3%

30−35
+3.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −3.3%	30−35 +3.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
Hitman 3	55−60 −1.8%	55−60 +1.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −3.3%	30−35 +3.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
Hitman 3	55−60 −1.8%	55−60 +1.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +50%	40−45 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Battlefield 5	60−65 −1.6%	65−70 +1.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 −3.3%	30−35 +3.3%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −2%	50−55 +2%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 −1.9%	50−55 +1.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −1.5%	65−70 +1.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 −27.3%	40−45 +27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Battlefield 5	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −3.1%	30−35 +3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +10%	20−22 −10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how P3000 Mobile and R9 M290X Crossfire compete in popular games:

P3000 Mobile is 3.2% faster than R9 M290X Crossfire in 1080p
P3000 Mobile is 3.7% faster than R9 M290X Crossfire 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 P3000 Mobile is 50% faster than the R9 M290X Crossfire.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M290X Crossfire is 27.3% faster than the P3000 Mobile.

All in all, in popular games: