NVIDIA Quadro 3000M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro 3000M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 61% higher texture fill rate: 18 GTexel / s vs 11.2 billion / sec
2.5x more pipelines: 240 vs 96
Around 61% better floating-point performance: 432.0 gflops vs 268.8 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
2.8x more memory clock speed: 2500 MHz vs 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 995 vs 599
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 312 vs 198
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3784 vs 2242
3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.95 vs 3.396
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 325.007 vs 87.094
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.865 vs 0.243
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.794 vs 5.005
7.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.961 vs 3.764

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 February 2011 vs 11 October 2010
Texture fill rate	18 GTexel / s vs 11.2 billion / sec
Pipelines	240 vs 96
Floating-point performance	432.0 gflops vs 268.8 gflops
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz vs 800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	995 vs 599
PassMark - G2D Mark	312 vs 198
Geekbench - OpenCL	3784 vs 2242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.95 vs 3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	325.007 vs 87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.865 vs 0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.794 vs 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.961 vs 3.764

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

3.1x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 450 MHz
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 75 Watt
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1080 vs 218
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1713 vs 374
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1624 vs 543
5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1080 vs 218
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1713 vs 374
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1624 vs 543

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 450 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1080 vs 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1713 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1624 vs 543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1080 vs 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1713 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1624 vs 543

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 430

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

995

599

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

312

198

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3784

2242

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.95

3.396

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

325.007

87.094

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.865

0.243

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

13.794

5.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27.961

3.764

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

218

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

374

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

543

1624

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

218

1080

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

374

1713

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

543

1624

Name	NVIDIA Quadro 3000M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
PassMark - G3D Mark	995	599
PassMark - G2D Mark	312	198
Geekbench - OpenCL	3784	2242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	10.95	3.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	325.007	87.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.865	0.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.794	5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.961	3.764
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	218	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	374	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	543	1624
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	218	1080
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	374	1713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	543	1624
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro 3000M	NVIDIA GeForce GT 430
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi
Code name	GF104	GF108
Launch date	22 February 2011	11 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$398.96	$79
Place in performance rating	1500	1501
Price now	$199.95	$35.99
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	7.98	20.89
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1400 MHz
Floating-point performance	432.0 gflops	268.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	240	96
Texture fill rate	18 GTexel / s	11.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	49 Watt
Transistor count	1,950 million	585 million
CUDA cores per GPU		96
Maximum GPU temperature		98 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGA (optional)Mini HDMIDual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height		2.713" (6.9 cm)
Length		5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB / s	25.6 - 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	800 - 900 MHz (1600 - 1800 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA