Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Quadro M3000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M3000M with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

M3000M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
14.63
+15.8%

M3000M outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking359395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.37no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date18 August 2015 (9 years ago)April 2018 (6 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 cores1,024768
Core clock speed1050 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate67.20no data
Floating-point processing power2.15 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no data

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
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 amount4 GB3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 GB/s84 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 data
Display Port1.2no data
G-SYNC support-+

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
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan++
CUDA5.2-

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 14.63
+15.8%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

M3000M 6537
+2.1%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

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 HD61
+22%
50−55
−22%
4K27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+20%
40−45
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+20%
75−80
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+17.3%
75−80
−17.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

This is how M3000M and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • M3000M is 22% faster in 1080p
  • M3000M is 29% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.63 12.63
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

M3000M has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro M3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M3000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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