Quadro K2000 vs K3100M

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Aggregate performance score

K3100M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.86
+43.6%

K3100M outperforms K2000 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking560652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.530.31
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameN15E-Q1-A2GK107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date23 July 2013 (10 years ago)1 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,999 $599
Current price$683 (0.3x MSRP)$550 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K3100M has 71% better value for money than Quadro K2000.

Detailed specifications

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 cores768384
Core clock speed706 MHz954 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt51 Watt
Texture fill rate45.1830.53
Floating-point performance1,084 gflops732.7 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K3100M and Quadro K2000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data202 mm
Widthno data1-slot
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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3200 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model55.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan++
CUDA+3.0

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.

K3100M 5.86
+43.6%
Quadro K2000 4.08

K3100M outperforms K2000 by 44% based on our aggregate 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%

K3100M 2265
+43.6%
Quadro K2000 1577

K3100M outperforms K2000 by 44% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

K3100M 6311
+60.5%
Quadro K2000 3933

K3100M outperforms K2000 by 60% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

K3100M 3389
Quadro K2000 4076
+20.3%

K2000 outperforms K3100M by 20% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

K3100M 4121
+34.9%
Quadro K2000 3055

K3100M outperforms K2000 by 35% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

K3100M 19
+58.3%
Quadro K2000 12

K3100M outperforms K2000 by 58% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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 HD34
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
4K15
+50%
10−12
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

This is how K3100M and Quadro K2000 compete in popular games:

  • K3100M is 62% faster in 1080p
  • K3100M is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.86 4.08
Recency 23 July 2013 1 March 2013
Cost $1999 $599
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 51 Watt

The Quadro K3100M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K3100M is a mobile workstation card while Quadro K2000 is a workstation one.


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