FirePro W8100 vs Quadro K3000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Quadro K3000M. 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 FirePro W8100 and Quadro K3000M. 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 K3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3000M 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 K3000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro K3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 193% more power consumption, than Quadro K3000M.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K3000M.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K3000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 170 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • FirePro W8100 and Quadro K3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 2200 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 18−20
medium / 1080p 40−45 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro K3000M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro K3000M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Hawaii N14E-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 1 June 2012
Pipelines 2560 576
Core clock speed 824 MHz 654 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 31.39
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 753.4 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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