Quadro M3000M vs GeForce GTX 680

Place in the ranking	361	359
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.03	no data
Power efficiency	5.08	13.35
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GK104	GM204
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	18 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1536	1,024
Core clock speed	1006 MHz	1050 MHz
Boost clock speed	1058 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	135.4	67.20
Floating-point processing power	3.25 TFLOPS	2.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128	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
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	254 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	2048 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Display Port	no data	1.2
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	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 (11_0)	12
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
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.

GTX 680 14.45

M3000M 14.62
+1.2%

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.

GTX 680 5567

M3000M 5632
+1.2%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 680 10217
+23.3%

M3000M 8289

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 680 29702
+8.4%

M3000M 27405

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.

GTX 680 7587
+16.1%

M3000M 6537

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 680 47130
+5.7%

M3000M 44603

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 680 18403
+10.9%

M3000M 16588

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 680 17527
+4.7%

M3000M 16742

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 680 13248

M3000M 15678
+18.3%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 680 54
+20%

M3000M 45

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:

900p	45 +0%	45−50 +0%
Full HD	74 +21.3%	61 −21.3%
4K	23 −17.4%	27 +17.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.74	no data
4K	21.70	no data

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 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3%	30−35 −3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +1.1%	90−95 −1.1%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +2.1%	45−50 −2.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
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 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +3%	30−35 −3%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +1.1%	90−95 −1.1%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +2.1%	45−50 −2.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +2.6%	35−40 −2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	94 +4.4%	90 −4.4%
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 +3%	30−35 −3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +1.1%	90−95 −1.1%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +1.4%	70−75 −1.4%
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

40−45
+2.6%

35−40

−2.6%

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 +1.1%	85−90 −1.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+4.3%

21−24

−4.3%

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	16 +14.3%	14 −14.3%

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 GTX 680 and M3000M compete in popular games:

A tie in 900p
GTX 680 is 21% faster in 1080p
M3000M is 17% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680 is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 680 is ahead in 20 tests (28%)
there's a draw in 52 tests (72%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.45	14.62
Recency	22 March 2012	18 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount	2048 MB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	75 Watt

M3000M has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 160% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 680 and Quadro M3000M.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop 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.