Quadro M1000M vs Radeon R7 260

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Aggregated performance score

We've compared desktop GPU Radeon R7 260 with mobile workstation GPU Quadro M1000M, including specs and performance data.

R7 260
2013
2048 MB GDDR5
7.47
+0.7%

Radeon R7 260 outperforms Quadro M1000M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking498500
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.020.83
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameBonaireGM107
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (10 years ago)2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $200.89
Current price$205 (1.9x MSRP)$706 (3.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 260 has 23% better value for money than M1000M.

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 cores768512
Core clock speedno data993 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1072 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0031.78
Floating-point performance1,536 gflops1,017 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 260 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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone

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 amount2 GB2 GB/4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data
HDMI+no data
DisplayPort support+no data
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D-no data
PowerTune-no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore-no data
DDMA audio+no data
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.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
Shader Model6.35.0
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkanno data+
Mantle-no data
CUDAno data5.0

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.

R7 260 7.47
+0.7%
M1000M 7.42

Radeon R7 260 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R7 260 2891
+0.7%
M1000M 2872

Radeon R7 260 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 1% in Passmark.

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%

R7 260 4380
+25.2%
M1000M 3498

Radeon R7 260 outperforms Quadro M1000M by 25% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD35−40
−11.4%
39
+11.4%
4K12−14
−8.3%
13
+8.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.47 7.42
Recency 17 December 2013 2 October 2015
Cost $109 $200.89
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 40 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 260 and Quadro M1000M.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260 is a desktop card while Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation one.


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