Quadro 3000M vs Quadro K5000

In this comparison between Quadro 3000M and Quadro K5000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 3000M will be the best choice, for others Quadro K5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 122 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 62% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 256 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 4775 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 20−22
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 4−5 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 380% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Quadro K5000
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name Fermi GK104
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 17 August 2012
Pipelines 240 1536
Core clock speed 450 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 90.37
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 172.8 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 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 2.1 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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