NVIDIA Quadro M3000M

The Nvidia Quadro M3000M is a high-end, DirectX 12 (FL_12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM204 chip with 1024 of the 1536 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M. The Quadro M3000M is built for the Intel Skylake generation and is a successor to the Quadro K3100M (Kepler-based). The M3000M usually comes with 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz effective, 160 GB/s opposed to 102.4 GB/s of the K5100M). 

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Performance

As the exact clock speed of the M3000M is still not known, we can only speculate on the performance of the card. However, it is the mid-range model of the mobile Quadro line in 2015 and based on the same chip as the GeForce GTX 965M. Therefore, it should be clearly faster than the old Quadro K3100M.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.2) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M3000M can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M3000M is rated at the same TGP of 75 Watt as the K3100M (including the board and memory components). Therefore, the card is suited for large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater and 25 Watt less than the M4000M and M5000M.

Quadro M Series Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz 256 Bit @ 6606 MHz Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz 256 Bit @ 5012 MHz Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz 128 Bit @ 5508 MHz Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz 128 Bit @ 5012 MHz Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz 256 Bit @ 1300 MHz Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz 256 Bit @ 1200 MHz Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz 64 Bit Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz 128 Bit @ 5012 MHz Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz 64 Bit @ 4004 MHz Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz 256 Bit @ 1200 MHz Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz 256 Bit @ 625 MHz Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz 128 Bit @ 900 MHz Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz 128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Architecture	Maxwell
Pipelines	1024 - unified
Core Speed	1050 MHz
Memory Speed	5000 MHz
Memory Bus Width	256 Bit
Memory Type	GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory	4 GB
Shared Memory	no
API	DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5
Power Consumption	75 Watt
Transistor Count	5.2 Billion
technology	28 nm
Features	Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus
Notebook Size	large
Date of Announcement	02.10.2015
Link to Manufacturer Page	www.nvidia.com

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