Quadro FX 3800M vs Quadro M3000M

Place in the ranking	358	983
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.46	1.03
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GM204	G92
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	18 August 2015 (9 years ago)	14 August 2008 (16 years ago)

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	1,024	128
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	675 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	43.20
Floating-point processing power	2.15 TFLOPS	0.4224 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	64	64

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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	64 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 outputs
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	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.2	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 14.67
+885%

FX 3800M 1.49

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

M3000M 5638
+882%

FX 3800M 574

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.

M3000M 27405
+304%

FX 3800M 6779

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	60 +76.5%	34 −76.5%
4K	32 +967%	3−4 −967%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Elden Ring	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +556%	9−10 −556%
Metro Exodus	40−45	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Valorant	55−60 +1060%	5−6 −1060%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Dota 2	33 +1550%	2−3 −1550%
Elden Ring	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +391%	10−12 −391%
Fortnite	80−85 +1071%	7−8 −1071%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +556%	9−10 −556%
Grand Theft Auto V	49 +2350%	2−3 −2350%
Metro Exodus	40−45	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +563%	16−18 −563%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +543%	7−8 −543%
Valorant	55−60 +1060%	5−6 −1060%
World of Tanks	190−200 +516%	30−35 −516%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +2300%	2−3 −2300%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Dota 2	50−55 +2550%	2−3 −2550%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +391%	10−12 −391%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +556%	9−10 −556%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +563%	16−18 −563%
Valorant	55−60 +1060%	5−6 −1060%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Elden Ring	21−24	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +1322%	9−10 −1322%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14	0−1
World of Tanks	100−110 +1044%	9−10 −1044%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +900%	3−4 −900%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Valorant	35−40 +429%	7−8 −429%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Dota 2	35 +119%	16−18 −119%
Elden Ring	10−11	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	35 +133%	14−16 −133%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +975%	4−5 −975%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +133%	14−16 −133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Dota 2	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Fortnite	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Valorant	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%

This is how M3000M and FX 3800M compete in popular games:

M3000M is 76% faster in 1080p
M3000M is 967% faster in 4K

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

in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the M3000M is 4400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, M3000M surpassed FX 3800M in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.67	1.49
Recency	18 August 2015	14 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt

M3000M has a 884.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.