Quadro 2000 vs Quadro 3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 2000 and Quadro 3000M, 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 Quadro 2000 stacks up against Quadro 3000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro 3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 3000M 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 3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 2000 Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 62 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 3000M has 20% more power consumption, than Quadro 2000.
  • Quadro 2000 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 3000M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000.
  • Quadro 2000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 2000 and Quadro 3000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 2000 is 175 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 2000 and Quadro 3000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000 is 1975 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 2−3
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 12−14
medium / 1080p 2−3 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  Quadro 2000 Quadro 3000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF106 Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 December 2010 22 February 2011
Pipelines 192 240
Core clock speed 625 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00 18.00
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 432.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2600 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.1 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 31 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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