Quadro FX 880M vs Quadro K3000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K3000M and Quadro FX 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

K3000M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
4.26
+634%

K3000M outperforms FX 880M by a whopping 634% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6801208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.72no data
Power efficiency3.891.14
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK104GT216
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$155 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores57648
Core clock speed654 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate31.398.800
Floating-point processing power0.7534 TFLOPS0.1162 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs4816

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s25.28 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+1.2

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.

K3000M 4.26
+634%
FX 880M 0.58

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.

K3000M 1643
+637%
FX 880M 223

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.

K3000M 11902
+351%
FX 880M 2639

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:

900p33
+725%
4−5
−725%
Full HD33
+73.7%
19
−73.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.70no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how K3000M and FX 880M compete in popular games:

  • K3000M is 725% faster in 900p
  • K3000M is 74% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K3000M is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, K3000M surpassed FX 880M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.26 0.58
Recency 1 June 2012 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt

K3000M has a 634.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

FX 880M, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 880M in performance tests.


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