GeForce 7900 GTX vs Quadro M3000M

Place in performance ranking	343	1068
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.44	0.01
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GM204	G71
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Current price	$981	$228

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M3000M has 24300% better value for money than 7900 GTX.

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 cores	1,024	no data
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	650 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	84 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	15.60
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M3000M and GeForce 7900 GTX 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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	51.2 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 Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port	1.2	no 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.

DirectX	12	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	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.

M3000M 14.31
+1331%

7900 GTX 1.00

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce 7900 GTX by 1331% 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%

M3000M 5526
+1328%

7900 GTX 387

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce 7900 GTX by 1328% in Passmark.

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	57 +1800%	3−4 −1800%
4K	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

300−310
+1264%

21−24

−1264%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	300−310 +1204%	21−24 −1204%
Battlefield 5	650−700 +1313%	45−50 −1313%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Cyberpunk 2077	300−310 +1264%	21−24 −1264%
Far Cry 5	450−500 +1264%	30−35 −1264%
Far Cry New Dawn	550−600 +1310%	35−40 −1310%
Forza Horizon 4	950−1000 +1297%	65−70 −1297%
Hitman 3	350−400 +1196%	27−30 −1196%
Horizon Zero Dawn	800−850 +1279%	55−60 −1279%
Metro Exodus	650−700 +1283%	45−50 −1283%
Red Dead Redemption 2	550−600 +1275%	40−45 −1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	600−650 +1233%	45−50 −1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	650−700 +1283%	45−50 −1283%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	300−310 +1204%	21−24 −1204%
Battlefield 5	650−700 +1313%	45−50 −1313%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Cyberpunk 2077	300−310 +1264%	21−24 −1264%
Far Cry 5	450−500 +1264%	30−35 −1264%
Far Cry New Dawn	550−600 +1310%	35−40 −1310%
Forza Horizon 4	950−1000 +1297%	65−70 −1297%
Hitman 3	350−400 +1196%	27−30 −1196%
Horizon Zero Dawn	800−850 +1279%	55−60 −1279%
Metro Exodus	650−700 +1283%	45−50 −1283%
Red Dead Redemption 2	550−600 +1275%	40−45 −1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	600−650 +1233%	45−50 −1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	600−650 +1329%	42 −1329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	650−700 +1283%	45−50 −1283%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	300−310 +1204%	21−24 −1204%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Cyberpunk 2077	300−310 +1264%	21−24 −1264%
Far Cry 5	450−500 +1264%	30−35 −1264%
Forza Horizon 4	950−1000 +1297%	65−70 −1297%
Horizon Zero Dawn	800−850 +1279%	55−60 −1279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	600−650 +1233%	45−50 −1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +1264%	22 −1264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	650−700 +1283%	45−50 −1283%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

550−600
+1275%

40−45

−1275%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	400−450 +1329%	27−30 −1329%
Far Cry New Dawn	350−400 +1246%	24−27 −1246%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	200−210 +1329%	14−16 −1329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +1264%	10−12 −1264%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	240−250 +1312%	16−18 −1312%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +1329%	7−8 −1329%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +1204%	21−24 −1204%
Forza Horizon 4	350−400 +1196%	27−30 −1196%
Hitman 3	240−250 +1312%	16−18 −1312%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +1279%	27−30 −1279%
Metro Exodus	350−400 +1300%	24−27 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +1300%	24−27 −1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	210−220 +1300%	14−16 −1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +1233%	9−10 −1233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

300−310
+1204%

21−24

−1204%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	200−210 +1329%	14−16 −1329%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +1300%	10−11 −1300%
Hitman 3	140−150 +1300%	10−11 −1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +1300%	14−16 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +1233%	9−10 −1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200−210 +1329%	14 −1329%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +1275%	8−9 −1275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +1329%	7−8 −1329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +1329%	7−8 −1329%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +1275%	8−9 −1275%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +1321%	18−20 −1321%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +1300%	14−16 −1300%
Metro Exodus	200−210 +1329%	14−16 −1329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +1300%	5−6 −1300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

180−190
+1285%

12−14

−1285%

This is how M3000M and 7900 GTX compete in popular games:

M3000M is 1800% faster in 1080p
M3000M is 2200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.31	1.00
Recency	2 October 2015	9 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	84 Watt