GeForce 830M vs Quadro M3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830M and Quadro M3000M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 830M stacks up against Quadro M3000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 830M and Quadro M3000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 830M and Quadro M3000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce 830M or Quadro M3000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830M Quadro M3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro M3000M has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M3000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M3000M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 830M and Quadro M3000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 21 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.
  • GeForce 830M and Quadro M3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830M Quadro M3000M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name N15? GM204
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 2 October 2015
Pipelines 256 1,024
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1050 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 67.20
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 2,150 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 253 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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