Quadro 3000M vs FirePro M6100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M6100 and Quadro 3000M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro M6100
2014
2 GB GDDR5
5.70
+121%

M6100 outperforms 3000M by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking600821
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.24
Power efficiencyno data2.36
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameEmeraldGF104
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date27 May 2014 (10 years ago)22 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$398.96

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores896240
Core clock speed1100 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6018.00
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS0.432 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs5640

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz625 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.5 (6.0)5.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.2.170N/A
CUDA-2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M6100 5.70
+121%
Quadro 3000M 2.58

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M6100 2194
+121%
Quadro 3000M 995

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M6100 5369
+249%
Quadro 3000M 1539

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

FirePro M6100 19876
+150%
Quadro 3000M 7941

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro M6100 12978
+245%
Quadro 3000M 3764

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD48
−6.3%
51
+6.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.82

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+177%
12−14
−177%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+177%
12−14
−177%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+177%
12−14
−177%
Hitman 3 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+26.3%
35−40
−26.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+133%
14−16
−133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

This is how FirePro M6100 and Quadro 3000M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 3000M is 6% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the FirePro M6100 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, FirePro M6100 surpassed Quadro 3000M in all 57 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.70 2.58
Recency 27 May 2014 22 February 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

FirePro M6100 has a 120.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro M6100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 3000M in performance tests.


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