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    Quadro M3000M vs Quadro M4000M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M, 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 M3000M stacks up against Quadro M4000M, check out specs charts below.
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    Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M 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 M3000M or Quadro M4000M here:

    Quadro M3000M Laptops
    Quadro M4000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M3000M Quadro M4000M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Quadro M4000M has 33% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 75 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000M.
    • Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000M is 12 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
    4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
    low / 720p 60−65 60−65
    medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
    Quadro M3000M and Quadro M4000M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M3000M Quadro M4000M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name GM204 GM204
    Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation
    Release date 2 October 2015 2 October 2015
    Pipelines 1,024 1,280
    Core clock speed 1050 MHz 975 MHz
    Boost Clock 1013 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 67.20 78.00
    Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 2,496 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 12
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.2 5.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s 251 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus + +
    Display Port 1.2 1.2
    3D Vision Pro + +
    Mosaic + +
    nView Display Management + +
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