FirePro W9000 vs Quadro 3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W9000 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 FirePro W9000 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

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 366% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 525 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 4875 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 W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 3000M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 2048 240
Core clock speed 975 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 18.00
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 432.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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