GeForce GTX 680MX vs Quadro M3000M

Place in performance ranking	343	396
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.44	9.03
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$981	$200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680MX has 270% better value for money than M3000M.

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	1536
CUDA cores	no data	1536
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	720 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	92.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M3000M and GeForce GTX 680MX 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 size	large	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	no data	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	160 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
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.

3D Vision	no data	+
Optimus	+	+
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	12 API
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	5.2	+

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
+33.4%

GTX 680MX 10.73

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 33% 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
+33.4%

GTX 680MX 4142

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 33% in Passmark.

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%

M3000M 8289
+23%

GTX 680MX 6736

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 23% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

M3000M 27405
+7.5%

GTX 680MX 25501

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 7% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

M3000M 16127
+32.2%

GTX 680MX 12197

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 32% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

M3000M 15678
+38.7%

GTX 680MX 11307

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 39% 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%

M3000M 45
+25%

GTX 680MX 36

Quadro M3000M outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 25% 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 HD	57 +9.6%	52 −9.6%
4K	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	no data
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	no data
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	no data
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30	no data
Metro Exodus	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11	no data
Hitman 3	10−11	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	no data
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Metro Exodus	14−16	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	no data