Quadro M3000M vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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GRID M60-1Q GRID M60-2Q GRID M60-8Q Quadro M3000 SE Quadro M3000M Quadro M4000 Quadro M4000M Quadro M5000 Quadro M5000M Quadro M5500 Tesla M6

Aggregated performance score

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.05

Quadro M3000M outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a minimal 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
M3000M M3000M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking346341
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.31
Architectureno dataMaxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGM204
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Current priceno data$981

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores81,024
Core clock speed1278 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data67.20
Floating-point performanceno data2,150 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro M3000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data5000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160 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 dataNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimusno data+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data+
CUDAno data5.2

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 HD28
−114%
60
+114%
4K24−27
−4.2%
25
+4.2%

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 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−2.8%
35−40
+2.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−2.8%
35−40
+2.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−2.8%
35−40
+2.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−2.8%
35−40
+2.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
Hitman 3 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−44.8%
42
+44.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−2.8%
35−40
+2.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−2.6%
35−40
+2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−2%
50−55
+2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+31.8%
22
−31.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−4%
24−27
+4%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14
+7.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and M3000M compete in popular games:

  • M3000M is 114% faster in 1080p
  • M3000M is 4% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 32% faster than the M3000M.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the M3000M is 45% faster than the Apple M1 8-Core GPU.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • M3000M is ahead in 36 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.05 14.28
Recency 10 November 2020 2 October 2015
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Quadro M3000M.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M3000M is a mobile 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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