Quadro 600 vs Quadro 3000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 3000M with Quadro 600, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 3000M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.58
+87%

3000M outperforms 600 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8191013
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.240.15
Power efficiency2.402.41
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF104GF108
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date22 February 2011 (13 years ago)13 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$398.96 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro 3000M has 60% better value for money than Quadro 600.

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 cores24096
Core clock speed450 MHz640 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate18.0010.24
Floating-point processing power0.432 TFLOPS0.2458 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs4016

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed625 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.12.1

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.

Quadro 3000M 2.58
+87%
Quadro 600 1.38

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.

Quadro 3000M 995
+87.4%
Quadro 600 531

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.

Quadro 3000M 3784
+78.7%
Quadro 600 2117

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Quadro 3000M 13
+117%
Quadro 600 6

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 HD51
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.826.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how Quadro 3000M and Quadro 600 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 3000M is 89% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.58 1.38
Recency 22 February 2011 13 December 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 40 Watt

Quadro 3000M has a 87% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro 600, on the other hand, has 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 3000M is a mobile workstation card while Quadro 600 is a workstation one.


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

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