GRID K520 vs Quadro 3000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID K520 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 GRID K520 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

  GRID K520 Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K520 has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • GRID K520 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GRID K520 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
  • GRID K520 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GRID K520 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K520 is 295 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • GRID K520 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K520 is 4375 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 20−22 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GRID K520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  GRID K520 Quadro 3000M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK104 Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 July 2013 22 February 2011
Pipelines 1536 240
Core clock speed 745 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 18.00
Floating-point performance 2x 2,448 gflops 432.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 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 3.0 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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