Quadro K3000M vs FirePro M8900
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 635 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | no data | 0.81 |
| Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb XT | N14E-Q1 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 April 2011 (13 years old) | 1 June 2012 (11 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $155 |
| Current price | $267 | $223 (1.4x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
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 cores | 960 | 576 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 654 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 31.39 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,305.6 gflops | 753.4 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on FirePro M8900 and Quadro K3000M 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 size | large | large |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
Memory
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 | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | no data | + |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 12 April 2011 | 1 June 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between FirePro M8900 and Quadro K3000M. We've got no test results to judge.
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