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    Quadro 3000M vs Quadro CX

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro 3000M and Quadro CX, 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 CX, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro CX

    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:

    Quadro 3000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro 3000M Quadro CX
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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    • Quadro CX has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro 3000M.
    • Quadro 3000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1534 GB more memory, than Quadro 3000M.
    • Quadro 3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
    • Quadro 3000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 152 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
    • Quadro 3000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 975 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 12−14 10−12
    medium / 1080p 4−5 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      Quadro 3000M Quadro CX
    Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
    Code name Fermi GT200B
    Type Mobile workstation Workstation
    Release date 22 February 2011 11 November 2008
    Pipelines 240 192
    Core clock speed 450 MHz 602 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.00 38.53
    Floating-point performance 432.0 gflops 462.3 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 625 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 4.0
    OpenGL 4.6 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA 2.1 1.3
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 28 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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