Quadro M3000M vs Radeon RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL with Quadro M3000M, including specs and performance data.
M3000M outperforms RX Vega M GL by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 452 | 367 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.69 | 13.38 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (7 years ago) | 18 August 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 cores | 1280 | 1,024 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | 2.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 160 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 | No outputs |
| Display Port | no data | 1.2 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Display Management | no data | + |
| Optimus | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
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.
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.
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 | 40−45
−50%
| 60
+50%
|
| 4K | 16−18
−56.3%
| 25
+56.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−36.8%
|
75−80
+36.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−30.6%
|
180−190
+30.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−27.5%
|
85−90
+27.5%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−36.8%
|
75−80
+36.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−36.1%
|
49
+36.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−68%
|
42
+68%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−27.5%
|
85−90
+27.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−47.1%
|
50−55
+47.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+13.6%
|
22
−13.6%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−36.8%
|
75−80
+36.8%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−75%
|
35
+75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14
+27.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−40%
|
45−50
+40%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and M3000M compete in popular games:
- M3000M is 50% faster in 1080p
- M3000M is 56% 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 Ultra Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 14% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the M3000M is 75% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL is ahead in 1 test (1%)
- M3000M is ahead in 16 tests (24%)
- there's a draw in 50 tests (75%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.14 | 14.64 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 18 August 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.
M3000M, on the other hand, has a 44.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The Quadro M3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M3000M is a mobile workstation one.
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