Radeon Graphics 512SP vs Quadro 3000M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 890 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.46 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | Renoir |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 February 2011 (14 years ago) | 7 March 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $398.96 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.00 | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.432 TFLOPS | 2.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 625 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 February 2011 | 7 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 15 Watt |
Graphics 512SP has an age advantage of 9 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 3000M and Radeon Graphics 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 3000M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon Graphics 512SP is a desktop one.
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