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).

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

AMD FirePro W7000

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 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5597 vs 4288
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	5597 vs 4288
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 35% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 546 vs 403
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17771 vs 16559
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	546 vs 403
Geekbench - OpenCL	17771 vs 16559
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

5597

4288

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

403

546

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

16559

17771

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	5597	4288
PassMark - G2D Mark	403	546
Geekbench - OpenCL	16559	17771
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	507	510
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