GeForce 940A vs Quadro 3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940A 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 GeForce 940A 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

  GeForce 940A Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 3000M has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro 3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 3000M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A is used in Desktops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 940A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940A is 579 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • GeForce 940A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940A is 1377 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 2−3
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940A Quadro 3000M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM108 Fermi
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 22 February 2011
Pipelines 384 240
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 450 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 18.00
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 432.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 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 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.0 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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