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    GeForce GTX 860M vs Quadro 3000M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M 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 GTX 860M stacks up against Quadro 3000M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 860M and Quadro 3000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Quadro 3000M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 860M or Quadro 3000M here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops
    Quadro 3000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Quadro 3000M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 860M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 347 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 12−14
    medium / 1080p 21−24 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Quadro 3000M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Quadro 3000M
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name N15P-GX Fermi
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 12 March 2014 22 February 2011
    Pipelines 640 240
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 450 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 18.00
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 432.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + 2.1
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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