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NVIDIA Quadro 5000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

NVIDIA Quadro 5000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 5000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture. Therefore, the 5000M likely shares many similarities  to the GeForce GTX 480M which offers more CUDA cores. The Quadro is the first mobile GPU that offers ECC RAM and double-precision floating point cores.

The Quadro series also 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 than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications. 

The shader/CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 5000M should offer higher performance in general purpose calculations compared to its predecessors.

Furthermore, the Quadro 5000M is compatible with Nvidia 3D Vision Pro for stereoscopic viewing.

Similar to the GeForce GTX 480M, the Quadro 5000M is specified at 100 Watt TDP and is therefore usually reserved for large laptops with ample cooling, such as the Clevo D901F.

At the time of arrival (mid 2010), the Quadro 5000M was the fastest professional workstation graphics card for laptops and is the successor to the old G92b-based GeForce FX 3800M. Compared to desktop Quadro cards, the mobile Quadro 5000M offers less shader cores and likely a lower core clock rate as well.

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 3000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (probably GF104 like the GeForce GTX 470M). Compared to the 5010M, the 3000M does not support ECC memory and DP floating point calculations.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD, DCC, medicine, or visualisation areas. The OpenGL performance for example should be significantly better than similar specified GeForce graphics cards.

The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1 for graphic rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 3000M should offer a high performance in general purpose calculations.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 3000M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia called: NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro.

To automatically switch between the processor graphics card and the Quadro, the 3000M supports Nvidia Optimus (if the laptop vendor chooses to integrate it).

As the GeForce GTX 470M, the Quadro 3000M is specified at 75 Watt TDP and therefore only suited for large laptops with 17 inch displays.

NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 2000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (likely the GF104 or GF106). It offers the same amount of shaders like the GeForce GTX 460M, but only a 128 Bit memory bus for DDR3 memory. The slow DDR3 memory in particular could be a bottleneck to the GPU

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

The shader/CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 2000M should offer high performance in general purpose calculations.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 2000M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia, NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro.

To automatically switch between the processor graphics card and the Quadro, the 2000M supports Nvidia Optimus. The implementation of the technology into specific notebook models is dependent on the laptop vendor.

The Quadro 2000M is specified at 55 Watt TDP and is therefore best suited for 15.6" or greater laptops.

NVIDIA Quadro 5000MNVIDIA Quadro 3000MNVIDIA Quadro 2000M
Quadro M Series
Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
CodenameFermiFermiFermi
ArchitectureFermiFermiFermi
Pipelines320 - unified240 - unified192 - unified
Core Speed405 MHz450 MHz550 MHz
Shader Speed810 MHz900 MHz1100 MHz
Memory Speed1200 MHz625 MHz900 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB2048 MB2048 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption100 Watt75 Watt55 Watt
Transistors3 Billion
technology40 nm40 nm40 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 4.1, DirectX 11, DirectCompute, OpenCL, CUDA, AXE, Error-Correction-Codes (ECC)-Memory, IEEE-Double-Precision-Floating-Point, PowerMizer 9.0OpenGl 4.1, FP32OpenGl 4.1, FP32
Notebook Sizelargelargemedium sized
Date of Announcement27.07.2010 22.02.2011 22.02.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1742 Points (2%)
min: 1416     avg: 1422     median: 1421 (2%)     max: 1428 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1539 Points (1%)
min: 1259     avg: 1261     median: 1261 (1%)     max: 1263 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 7700     avg: 7767     median: 7766.5 (2%)     max: 7833 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
7941 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 6608     avg: 6634     median: 6633.5 (2%)     max: 6659 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
7015 Points (4%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 6604     avg: 6661     median: 6660.5 (4%)     max: 6717 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 5391     avg: 5411     median: 5410.5 (3%)     max: 5430 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
41650 Points (22%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
18903 Points (21%)
21287 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark 06
12967 Points (17%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 14054     avg: 14221     median: 14220.5 (19%)     max: 14387 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 11575     avg: 11659     median: 11656 (15%)     max: 11747 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark 06
13127 Points (17%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 14.1     avg: 17     median: 17 (3%)     max: 19.8 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 28.13     avg: 28.6     median: 28.6 (17%)     max: 29 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
20.4 fps (12%)
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 19.28     avg: 19.3     median: 19.3 (12%)     max: 19.32 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 25.96     avg: 26.4     median: 26.4 (15%)     max: 26.82 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
22.9 fps (13%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 22.13     avg: 22.3     median: 22.3 (13%)     max: 22.52 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 29.99     avg: 30.1     median: 30.1 (23%)     max: 30.2 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
30.1 fps (23%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 32.8     avg: 33.1     median: 33.1 (25%)     max: 33.4 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 6.4     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (8%)     max: 6.71 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
7.6 fps (9%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 9.45     avg: 9.6     median: 9.6 (11%)     max: 9.83 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 43.9     avg: 44.6     median: 44.6 (34%)     max: 45.2 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
42.5 fps (32%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 45.28     avg: 45.6     median: 45.6 (34%)     max: 45.96 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 31.9     avg: 33.3     median: 33.3 (36%)     max: 34.7 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
34.7 fps (37%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 40.8     avg: 41.9     median: 41.9 (45%)     max: 42.93 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 28.6     avg: 29     median: 29 (14%)     max: 29.3 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
18.3 fps (9%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 17.84     avg: 17.9     median: 17.9 (9%)     max: 17.96 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 25.1     avg: 26.9     median: 26.9 (14%)     max: 28.7 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
24.6 fps (13%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 27.08     avg: 27.4     median: 27.4 (14%)     max: 27.69 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6519 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
5671 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
32.7 fps (11%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 45.4     avg: 45.5     median: 45.5 (16%)     max: 45.65 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
min: 38.3     avg: 38.4     median: 38.4 (13%)     max: 38.44 fps

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 5000M → 100% n=12

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 3000M → 98% n=12

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 2000M → 98% n=12

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
86.7  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
75  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
71.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
41.7  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
high 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
206.2  fps
Quadro 2000M:
92  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
127.3  fps
Quadro 2000M:
59  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
92  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
71  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
59.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
35.1  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
165 243 ~ 204 fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
82  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
45  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
23 37 ~ 30 fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
53.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
11.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro 2000M:
64.6  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 2000M:
46.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
22.8  fps
low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
200.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
74.8  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 2000M:
59.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
37.6  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
66.7  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 3000M:
39.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
30.4  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
104.8  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 3000M:
70.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
43.3  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
113.5  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
71.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
40  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
187.6  fps
Quadro 2000M:
62  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Quadro 3000M:
52.4  fps
Quadro 2000M:
36 43 ~ 40 fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
269  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
93  fps
high 1280x1024
Quadro 2000M:
47.9  fps
NVIDIA Quadro 2000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops86.77571.741.7
Fifa 119259
Mafia 2927159.135.1
StarCraft 2204824530
Battlefield: Bad Company 264.646.922.8
CoD Modern Warfare 2200.374.859.537.6
Anno 14046240
Sims 32699347.89
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< 120 fps
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Fifa 11206.2127.3
Metro 203353.811.5
Risen66.739.630.4
Need for Speed Shift104.870.943.3
Colin McRae: DIRT 2113.571.440
Anno 1404187.652.4
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