GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro K3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 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 960 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 960 Quadro K3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 60% more power consumption, than Quadro K3000M.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K3000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K3000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 473 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Quadro K3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3000M is 2793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

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 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Quadro K3000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Quadro K3000M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM206 N14E-Q1
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 22 January 2015 1 June 2012
Pipelines 1024 576
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 654 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 31.39
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 753.4 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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