GRID M60 2Q vs Quadro M3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M60 2Q 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 GRID M60 2Q stacks up against Quadro M3000M, check out specs charts below.

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

  GRID M60 2Q Quadro M3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M60 2Q has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M3000M has 2 GB more memory, than GRID M60 2Q.
  • GRID M60 2Q is used in Desktops, and Quadro M3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID M60 2Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Quadro M3000M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 493 MHz higher, than GRID M60 2Q.
  • GRID M60 2Q and Quadro M3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 2Q is 12 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GRID M60 2Q and Quadro M3000M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 2Q Quadro M3000M
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GM204 GM204
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 30 August 2015 2 October 2015
Pipelines 2048 1,024
Core clock speed 557 MHz 1050 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8 67.20
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops 2,150 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2 5.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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