FirePro M4150 vs Quadro K3000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4150 and Quadro K3000M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M4150 and Quadro K3000M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro K3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro K3000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4150 Quadro K3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • FirePro M4150 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro K3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K3000M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M4150.
  • FirePro M4150 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro M4150 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K3000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro M4150 is 61 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • FirePro M4150 and Quadro K3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro M4150 is 1200 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 7−8
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 18−20
medium / 1080p 3−4 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro M4150.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4150 Quadro K3000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Opal N14E-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 16 October 2013 1 June 2012
Pipelines 384 576
Core clock speed 715 MHz 654 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.16 31.39
Floating-point performance 549.1 gflops 753.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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