Quadro M3000M vs Quadro P4200 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	189	357
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.69	13.51
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GP104	GM204
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	21 February 2018 (6 years ago)	18 August 2015 (9 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	2304	1,024
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	213.1	67.20
Floating-point processing power	6.82 TFLOPS	2.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	144	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	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1753 MHz	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.4 GB/s	160 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	Portable Device Dependent	No outputs
Display Port	no data	1.2

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 (12_1)	12
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	+
CUDA	6.1	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.

P4200 Max-Q 29.67
+104%

M3000M 14.53

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.

P4200 Max-Q 11446
+104%

M3000M 5606

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	120−130 +93.5%	62 −93.5%
4K	55−60 +96.4%	28 −96.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +0%	90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +0%	22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

This is how P4200 Max-Q and M3000M compete in popular games:

P4200 Max-Q is 94% faster in 1080p
P4200 Max-Q is 96% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	29.67	14.53
Recency	21 February 2018	18 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt

P4200 Max-Q has a 104.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

M3000M, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P4200 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M3000M in performance tests.

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