GeForce GTX 1050 vs Quadro K3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro K3000M, 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 GeForce GTX 1050 stacks up against Quadro K3000M, check out specs charts below.

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

  GeForce GTX 1050 Quadro K3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Quadro K3000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro K3000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 636 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro K3000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 4208 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 GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro K3000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Quadro K3000M
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name N17P-G1 N14E-Q1
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 25 October 2016 1 June 2012
Pipelines 640 576
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 654 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 31.39
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 753.4 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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