Quadro M3000M vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Quadro M3000M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.15
+5.9%

Tesla K80 outperforms M3000M by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking329343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.532.43
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGK210GM204
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years ago)2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price$83 $981

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K80 has 416% 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 cores24961,024
Core clock speed562 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,100 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate171.467.20
Floating-point performanceno data2,150 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla K80 and Quadro M3000M 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s160 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 outputsNo outputs
Display Portno data1.2

Supported technologies

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

Optimusno data+
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA3.75.2

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.

Tesla K80 15.15
+5.9%
M3000M 14.31

Tesla K80 outperforms Quadro M3000M by 6% 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%

Tesla K80 5852
+5.9%
M3000M 5526

Tesla K80 outperforms Quadro M3000M by 6% in Passmark.

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%

Tesla K80 16063
+2.5%
M3000M 15678

Tesla K80 outperforms Quadro M3000M by 2% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD60−65
+5.3%
57
−5.3%
4K24−27
+4.3%
23
−4.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Hitman 3 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Hitman 3 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

This is how Tesla K80 and M3000M compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K80 is 5% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla K80 is 4% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.15 14.31
Recency 17 November 2014 2 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 75 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla K80 and Quadro M3000M.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while Quadro M3000M is a mobile workstation one.


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