NVIDIA Quadro M3000M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro M3000M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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 M3000M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 716x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 82.563 vs 73.733
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1266.506 vs 792.44
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 70.779 vs 35.338
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 252.607 vs 200.825
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7779 vs 7218
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3720 vs 3691
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3360 vs 3335
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7779 vs 7218
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3720 vs 3691
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3360 vs 3335
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 August 2015 vs 22 January 2015
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 82.563 vs 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1266.506 vs 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.91 vs 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 70.779 vs 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 252.607 vs 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7779 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7779 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 vs 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 vs 3335

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 67.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 12% better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 2,150 gflops
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6065 vs 5526
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 675 vs 402
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18326 vs 16049
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1127 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Texture fill rate 72 billion / sec vs 67.2 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops vs 2,150 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6065 vs 5526
PassMark - G2D Mark 675 vs 402
Geekbench - OpenCL 18326 vs 16049

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro M3000M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5526
6065
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
402
675
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
16049
18326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
82.563
73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1266.506
792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.91
4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
70.779
35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
252.607
200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7779
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7779
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3720
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3360
3335
Name NVIDIA Quadro M3000M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark 5526 6065
PassMark - G2D Mark 402 675
Geekbench - OpenCL 16049 18326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 82.563 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1266.506 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.91 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 70.779 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 252.607 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7779 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3720 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7779 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3720 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2283

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro M3000M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM204 GM206
Launch date 18 August 2015 22 January 2015
Place in performance rating 495 496
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $229.99
Value for money (0-100) 34.63

Technical info

Core clock speed 1050 MHz 1127 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1,024 1024
Texture fill rate 67.2 GTexel / s 72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,940 million
Boost clock speed 1178 MHz
CUDA cores 1024

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Port 1.2
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
SLI options 2x

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Shader Model 5.0
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 160 GB / s 112 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost