GeForce GTX 960A vs Quadro K3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 960A 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 960A Quadro K3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K3000M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K3000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 375 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • GeForce GTX 960A and Quadro K3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 2212 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro K3000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960A Quadro K3000M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM107 N14E-Q1
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 1 June 2012
Pipelines 640 576
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 654 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.40 31.39
Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 753.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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