Quadro K3000M vs Radeon HD 6950M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro K3000M and Radeon HD 6950M, 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 K3000M stacks up against Radeon HD 6950M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro K3000M and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Quadro K3000M and Radeon HD 6950M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 6950M here:
Main Specs
Quadro K3000M
Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Quadro K3000M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro K3000M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Quadro K3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6950M - in Laptops.
Quadro K3000M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Quadro K3000M is 74 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Quadro K3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro K3000M is 1900 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Quadro K3000M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Quadro K3000M and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
150−160
medium / 768p
120−130
120−130
ultra / 1080p
55−60
65−70
QHD / 1440p
30−35
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
65−70
65−70
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Dota 2 is 1% more, than Quadro K3000M.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−11
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Quadro K3000M.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Fortnite is 6% more, than Quadro K3000M.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Grand Theft Auto V is 3% more, than Quadro K3000M.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Minecraft is 3% more, than Quadro K3000M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
Quadro K3000M and Radeon HD 6950M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 9% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
27−30
30−35
medium / 768p
18−20
21−24
high / 1080p
10−11
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Quadro K3000M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Quadro K3000M.
Full Specs
Quadro K3000M
Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
N14E-Q1
Blackcomb Pro
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
1 June 2012
6 January 2011
Pipelines
576
960
Core clock speed
654 MHz
580 MHz
Transistor count
3,540 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
31.39
27.84
Floating-point performance
753.4 gflops
1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2800 MHz
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
115.2 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
24 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
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