AMD FirePro M6000 vs NVIDIA Quadro K3000M

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Combined performance score

K3000M
4.25

FirePro M6000 outperforms Quadro K3000M by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking634610
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.791.36
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameN14E-Q1Heathrow
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2012 (11 years old)1 July 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$155 no data
Current price$223 (1.4x MSRP)$162
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M6000 has 72% better value for money than K3000M.

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 cores576640
Core clock speed654 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt43 Watt
Texture fill rate31.3932.00
Floating-point performance753.4 gflops1,024 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro K3000M and FirePro M6000 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno datan/a
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Form factorno dataMXM-B
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2800 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth89.6 GB/s72 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
StereoOutput3Dno data1

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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

K3000M 4.25
FirePro M6000 4.70
+10.6%

FirePro M6000 outperforms Quadro K3000M by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

K3000M 1647
FirePro M6000 1820
+10.5%

FirePro M6000 outperforms Quadro K3000M by 11% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

K3000M 11902
+10.8%
FirePro M6000 10744

Quadro K3000M outperforms FirePro M6000 by 11% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

K3000M 2427
+0.2%
FirePro M6000 2422

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:

900p33
−75.8%
58
+75.8%
Full HD37
−13.5%
42
+13.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Hitman 3 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Hitman 3 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how K3000M and FirePro M6000 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • FirePro M6000 is 75.8% faster than K3000M

1080p resolution:

  • FirePro M6000 is 13.5% faster than K3000M

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro M6000 is 100% faster than the K3000M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M6000 is ahead in 46 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (23%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.25 4.70
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 43 Watt

The FirePro M6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K3000M in performance tests.


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