NVIDIA Quadro M3000M vs AMD FirePro W7000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M3000M and AMD FirePro W7000 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 950 MHz
  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • Around 4% higher memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 4800 MHz
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5637 vs 4247
  • Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 82.563 vs 52.467
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1266.506 vs 1148.367
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7779 vs 6475
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7779 vs 6475
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2015 vs 13 June 2012
Core clock speed 1050 MHz vs 950 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 4800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5637 vs 4247
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 82.563 vs 52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1266.506 vs 1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.91 vs 4.886
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7779 vs 6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7779 vs 6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 vs 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 vs 3359

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W7000

  • Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 76 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 1,024
  • Around 13% better floating-point performance: 2,432 gflops vs 2,150 gflops
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 542 vs 417
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17788 vs 16588
  • Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 85.472 vs 70.779
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 268.49 vs 252.607
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 76 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 1,024
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops vs 2,150 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 542 vs 417
Geekbench - OpenCL 17788 vs 16588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 85.472 vs 70.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 268.49 vs 252.607

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M3000M
GPU 2: AMD FirePro W7000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5637
4247
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
417
542
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
16588
17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
82.563
52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1266.506
1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.91
4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
70.779
85.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
252.607
268.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7779
6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7779
6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
3359
Name NVIDIA Quadro M3000M AMD FirePro W7000
PassMark - G3D Mark 5637 4247
PassMark - G2D Mark 417 542
Geekbench - OpenCL 16588 17788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 82.563 52.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1266.506 1148.367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.91 4.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 70.779 85.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 252.607 268.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7779 6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7779 6475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 3359

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M AMD FirePro W7000

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Pitcairn
Launch date 18 August 2015 13 June 2012
Place in performance rating 504 514
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $899

Technical info

Core clock speed 1050 MHz 950 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,432 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1,024 1280
Texture fill rate 67.2 GTexel / s 76 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 350 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
Display Port 1.2
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support
StereoOutput3D

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Full Length
Length 242 mm

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 160 GB / s 153.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus