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NVIDIA Quadro 5000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

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 4000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 4000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (or more specifically, probably the GF104). Unlike the 5010M, the 4000M does not support ECC memory and dual-precision (DP) floating point calculations.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications such as CAD or DCC. As a result, multiple scientific or business disciplines can make use of the workstation GPU. The OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than consumer-oriented GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering or DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 4000M should offer higher performance in general purpose calculations compared to its predecessors.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 4000M is compatible with 3D Vision Pro, a new software solution by Nvidia for stereoscopic output.

The 4000M supports Nvidia Optimus in order to automatically switch between the integrated graphics card and the Quadro for power-saving purposes. Whether or not this feature is supported on a laptop, however, is dependent on the laptop manufacturer.

Similar to the GeForce GTX 480M, the Quadro 4000M is specified at 100 Watt TDP and is therefore only found in large laptops such as the Clevo D901F.

NVIDIA Quadro 5000MNVIDIA Quadro 3000MNVIDIA Quadro 4000M
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 - unified336 - unified
Core Speed405 MHz450 MHz475 MHz
Shader Speed810 MHz900 MHz950 MHz
Memory Speed1200 MHz625 MHz1200 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
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 Watt100 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 Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement27.07.2010 22.02.2011 22.02.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1742 Points (2%)
min: 2229     avg: 2335     median: 2334.5 (3%)     max: 2440 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1539 Points (1%)
min: 2025     avg: 2092     median: 2092 (2%)     max: 2159 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 4000M
10722 Points (3%)
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 4000M
9184 Points (5%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
41650 Points (22%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
18903 Points (21%)
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 4000M
17727 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark 06
13127 Points (17%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
31.4 fps (6%)
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 4000M
26.4 fps (16%)
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 4000M
29.2 fps (17%)
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 4000M
39.1 fps (30%)
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 4000M
10.6 fps (12%)
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 4000M
51.4 fps (39%)
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 4000M
42.1 fps (45%)
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 4000M
24.9 fps (12%)
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 4000M
36.5 fps (19%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
7.1 Points (90%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
7.1 Points (90%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6519 Points (5%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 4000M
6638 Points (5%)
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 4000M
46 fps (16%)

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

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

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 4000M → 125% 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.

Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
high 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
206.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
127.3  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro 4000M:
180  fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 4000M:
112  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 4000M:
79  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 4000M:
71  fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
53.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
11.5  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 4000M:
173  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Quadro 3000M:
52.4  fps
Quadro 4000M:
62  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
Quadro 4000M:
279  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 4000M:
165  fps
high 1280x1024
Quadro 4000M:
79  fps
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
low 800x600
Quadro 4000M:
188  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 4000M:
148  fps
high 1280x1024
Quadro 4000M:
117  fps
NVIDIA Quadro 3000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
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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StarCraft 21801127971
Anno 140417362
Sims 327916579
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