Quadro M1000M vs Radeon E8950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon E8950 with Quadro M1000M, including specs and performance data.

Radeon E8950
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 95 Watt
14.20
+91.4%

Radeon E8950 outperforms M1000M by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking346502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.88
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2017)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameAmethystGM107
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date29 September 2015 (8 years ago)2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$200.89
Current priceno data$706 (3.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2048512
Core clock speed735 MHz993 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1072 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate128.031.78
Floating-point performance4,096 gflops1,017 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon E8950 and Quadro M1000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)
WidthMXM Moduleno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount8 GB2 GB/4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimusno data+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12
Shader Model6.35.0
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDAno data5.0

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 HD65−70
+80.6%
36
−80.6%
4K21−24
+75%
12
−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Hitman 3 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

This is how Radeon E8950 and M1000M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon E8950 is 81% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon E8950 is 75% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.20 7.42
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB/4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 40 Watt

The Radeon E8950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M1000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon E8950 is a desktop card while Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation one.


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