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    GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro K3100M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K3100M. 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 GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K3100M. 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.
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    Quadro K3100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro K3100M 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 K3100M here:

    Quadro K3100M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Quadro K3100M
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 960 has 60% more power consumption, than Quadro K3100M.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K3100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K3100M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3100M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K3100M - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 421 MHz higher, than Quadro K3100M.
    • GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K3100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3100M is 3193 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 24−27
    medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Quadro K3100M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Quadro K3100M
    Architecture Maxwell Kepler
    Code name GM206 N15E-Q1-A2
    Type Desktop Mobile workstation
    Release date 22 January 2015 23 July 2013
    Pipelines 1024 768
    Core clock speed 1127 MHz 706 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 45.18
    Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 1,084 gflops
    Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 3200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
    Shader Model 6.4 5
    OpenGL 4.4 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s 44 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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