Quadro P500 vs Quadro 3000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 3000M and Quadro P500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro 3000M
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.55

P500 outperforms 3000M by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking826688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Power efficiency2.3716.27
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF104GP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date22 February 2011 (13 years ago)5 January 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$398.96 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores240256
Core clock speed450 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1518 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate18.0024.29
Floating-point processing power0.432 TFLOPS0.7772 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4016

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed625 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s40.1 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.16.1

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 2.55
Quadro P500 4.20
+64.7%

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 994
Quadro P500 1633
+64.3%

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
Quadro P500 3022
+96.4%

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.

Quadro 3000M 3743
Quadro P500 6225
+66.3%

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 HD51
+168%
19
−168%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.82no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 6−7
−167%
16
+167%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
Fortnite 14−16
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Valorant 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
World of Tanks 45−50
−51.1%
70−75
+51.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Dota 2 6−7
−650%
45
+650%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−37.5%
21−24
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Valorant 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−64.7%
27−30
+64.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
World of Tanks 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Valorant 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Fortnite 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 3−4
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Valorant 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how Quadro 3000M and Quadro P500 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro 3000M is 168% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P500 is 650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro P500 is ahead in 54 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.55 4.20
Recency 22 February 2011 5 January 2018
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 18 Watt

Quadro P500 has a 64.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 3000M in performance tests.


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