FirePro W600 vs Quadro M3000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W600 and Quadro M3000M. 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 W600 and Quadro M3000M. 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 M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 Quadro M3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M3000M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro M3000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 300 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.
  • FirePro W600 and Quadro M3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro W600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−11 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 Quadro M3000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 June 2012 2 October 2015
Pipelines 512 1,024
Core clock speed 750 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 67.20
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 2,150 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s 253 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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