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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Quadro 3000M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M 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 GeForce GTX 960M 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.
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    GeForce GTX 960M and Quadro 3000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M or Quadro 3000M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops
    Quadro 3000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro 3000M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    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 960M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 646 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1875 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 2−3
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 12−14
    medium / 1080p 21−24 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 340% more, than Quadro 3000M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Quadro 3000M
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name N16P-GX Fermi
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 12 March 2015 22 February 2011
    Pipelines 640 240
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz 450 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 18.00
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 432.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 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 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + 2.1
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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