Quadro T2000 Mobile vs NVS 3100M

Place in the ranking	1222	263
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.62	23.85
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GT218	TU117
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

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 cores	16	1024
Core clock speed	606 MHz	1575 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.848	114.2
Floating-point processing power	0.04698 TFLOPS	3.656 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	64

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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16

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 type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	128.0 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.2	7.5

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.

NVS 3100M 0.53

T2000 Mobile 20.70
+3806%

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.

NVS 3100M 204

T2000 Mobile 7985
+3814%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1000%

30−35
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −890%	95−100 +890%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −210%	90−95 +210%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −5400%	55−60 +5400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −890%	95−100 +890%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −210%	90−95 +210%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −720%	40−45 +720%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −890%	95−100 +890%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −360%	45−50 +360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −210%	90−95 +210%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−3100%

30−35
+3100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	21−24
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2300%	24−27 +2300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −1300%	40−45 +1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −12000%	120−130 +12000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1033%

30−35
+1033%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−800%

18−20
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T2000 Mobile is 12000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T2000 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	20.70
Recency	7 January 2010	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	60 Watt

NVS 3100M has 328.6% lower power consumption.

T2000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3805.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.