GeForce 7800 GTX vs Quadro M3000M

Place in the ranking	357	1154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.51	0.61
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GM204	G70
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 August 2015 (9 years ago)	22 June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

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 cores	1,024	no data
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	430 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	86 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	10.32
Floating-point processing power	2.15 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	64	24

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	228 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	38.4 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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	-

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.

M3000M 14.54
+1839%

7800 GTX 0.75

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.

M3000M 5608
+1834%

7800 GTX 290

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 HD	62 +1967%	3−4 −1967%
4K	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	199.67
4K	no data	599.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+2100%

1−2

−2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +2200%	2−3 −2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +1850%	2−3 −1850%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +2225%	4−5 −2225%
Hitman 3	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +2333%	3−4 −2333%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +1850%	2−3 −1850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +2433%	3−4 −2433%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +2200%	2−3 −2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +1850%	2−3 −1850%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +2225%	4−5 −2225%
Hitman 3	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +2333%	3−4 −2333%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +1850%	2−3 −1850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +2150%	4−5 −2150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +2433%	3−4 −2433%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +2225%	4−5 −2225%
Hitman 3	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +2333%	3−4 −2333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +2433%	3−4 −2433%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+1850%

2−3

−1850%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +2100%	1−2 −2100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +2367%	3−4 −2367%
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +2100%	4−5 −2100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+2200%

1−2

−2200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12	0−1
Hitman 3	10−11	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +2267%	3−4 −2267%
Metro Exodus	14−16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

0−1

This is how M3000M and 7800 GTX compete in popular games:

M3000M is 1967% faster in 1080p
M3000M is 2700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.54	0.75
Recency	18 August 2015	22 June 2005
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	86 Watt

M3000M has a 1838.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 14.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M3000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop one.

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