GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB vs Quadro 3000M

Place in the ranking	819	347
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.24	no data
Power efficiency	2.40	13.31
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GF104	GP106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	22 February 2011 (13 years ago)	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$398.96	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	240	1280
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1063 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1480 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.00	118.4
Floating-point processing power	0.432 TFLOPS	3.789 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	40	80

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	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	625 MHz	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	192.2 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	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.1	6.1

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.

Quadro 3000M 2.58

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 15.27
+492%

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.

Quadro 3000M 995

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 5891
+492%

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.

Quadro 3000M 1539

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334
+766%

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	51 −51%	77 +51%
1440p	9−10 −500%	54 +500%
4K	5−6 −500%	30 +500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	7.82	no data
1440p	44.33	no data
4K	79.79	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−380%

24−27
+380%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	24−27
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1140%	62 +1140%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −662%	95−100 +662%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −285%	75−80 +285%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	24−27
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −980%	54 +980%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −500%	40−45 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −662%	95−100 +662%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −285%	75−80 +285%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2500%	50−55 +2500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −600%	40−45 +600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −177%	35−40 +177%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −417%	30−35 +417%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −700%	40 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −662%	95−100 +662%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −285%	75−80 +285%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −169%	35 +169%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −108%	75−80 +108%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−600%

40−45
+600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −475%	21−24 +475%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Hitman 3	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −527%	90−95 +527%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−317%

24−27
+317%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1100%	12 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	6−7

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−250%

14−16
+250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +0%	24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

This is how Quadro 3000M and GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 51% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 500% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 500% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 57 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.58	15.27
Recency	22 February 2011	27 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt

Quadro 3000M has 6.7% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 491.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 3000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 3000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 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.