Quadro 3000M vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 3000M and Quadro 500M, 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 Quadro 3000M stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
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
| Quadro 3000M | Quadro 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- Quadro 3000M has 114% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- Quadro 3000M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
- Quadro 3000M and Quadro 500M are build with Fermi architecture.
- Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 250 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
- Quadro 3000M and Quadro 500M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 1175 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Quadro 3000M. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 21−24 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 16−18 | − |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Quadro 3000M. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 80−85 | 27−30 |
| 4K / 2160p | 75−80 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Minecraft is 60% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 8−9 | − |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−33 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in World of Tanks is 92% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| Quadro 3000M | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | Fermi | Fermi |
| Code name | Fermi | GF108 |
| Type | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 240 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,950 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 18.00 | 11.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 432.0 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 625 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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| Laptop size | large | |
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