FirePro W7100 vs Quadro 3000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7100 and Quadro 3000M. 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 W7100 and Quadro 3000M. 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 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

  FirePro W7100 Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7100 has 433% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7100 has 6 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 470 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro W7100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 4375 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Quadro 3000M
Architecture GCN 3.0 Fermi
Code name Tonga Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 12 August 2014 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1792 240
Core clock speed 920 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 18.00
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 432.0 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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