NVIDIA Quadro 3000M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro 3000M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 67% higher texture fill rate: 18 GTexel / s vs 10.8 billion / sec
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 240 vs 96
  • Around 67% better floating-point performance: 432.0 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.8x more memory clock speed: 2500 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 994 vs 478
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 312 vs 90
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3783 vs 2154
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 10.95 vs 4.85
  • Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 325.007 vs 195.796
  • Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.865 vs 0.561
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.794 vs 9.109
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.961 vs 16.727
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 February 2011 vs 5 January 2011
Texture fill rate 18 GTexel / s vs 10.8 billion / sec
Pipelines 240 vs 96
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 994 vs 478
PassMark - G2D Mark 312 vs 90
Geekbench - OpenCL 3783 vs 2154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.95 vs 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 325.007 vs 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.865 vs 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.794 vs 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.961 vs 16.727

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

  • Around 49% higher core clock speed: 672 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 960 vs 218
  • 5.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2210 vs 374
  • 5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2701 vs 543
  • 4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 960 vs 218
  • 5.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2210 vs 374
  • 5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2701 vs 543
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 672 MHz vs 450 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 960 vs 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2210 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2701 vs 543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 960 vs 218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2210 vs 374
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2701 vs 543

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
994
478
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
312
90
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3783
2154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.95
4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
325.007
195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.865
0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.794
9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.961
16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
218
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
374
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
543
2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
218
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
374
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
543
2701
Name NVIDIA Quadro 3000M NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
PassMark - G3D Mark 994 478
PassMark - G2D Mark 312 90
Geekbench - OpenCL 3783 2154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.95 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 325.007 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.865 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.794 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.961 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 218 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 374 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 543 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 218 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 374 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 543 2701
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF104 GF108
Launch date 22 February 2011 5 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $398.96
Place in performance rating 1499 1500
Price now $199.95
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 7.98

Technical info

Core clock speed 450 MHz 672 MHz
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 258.05 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 240 96
Texture fill rate 18 GTexel / s 10.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 1,950 million 585 million
CUDA cores 96

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size large large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus