Quadro 3000M vs Quadro 4000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro 3000M and Quadro 4000. 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 Quadro 3000M and Quadro 4000. 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

  Quadro 3000M Quadro 4000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 142 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 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000 has 89% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro 4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro 3000M and Quadro 4000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro 4000 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 3000M and Quadro 4000 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro 4000 is 25 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • Quadro 3000M and Quadro 4000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 4000 is 2183 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 6−7
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 4−5 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Quadro 3000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 3000M Quadro 4000
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name Fermi GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 2 November 2010
Pipelines 240 256
Core clock speed 450 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 18.00 15.20
Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 486.4 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 625 MHz 2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 89.86 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 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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