Quadro M3000M vs Tesla M2070 Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M3000M and Tesla M2070 Q, 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 Tesla M2070 Q, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M3000M 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 M3000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M3000M Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M2070 Q has 200% more power consumption, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Quadro M3000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M3000M.
  • Quadro M3000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Tesla M2070 Q - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M3000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 476 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Quadro M3000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 1868 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Quadro M3000M Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM204 GF100
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 25 July 2011
Pipelines 1,024 448
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 67.20 32.14
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.2 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 253 Mh/s 94 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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