GeForce RTX 3070 vs 310M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 310M with GeForce RTX 3070, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 310M
2010
Up to 1 GB DDR3, 14 Watt
0.30

RTX 3070 outperforms 310M by a whopping 17567% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking136260
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.58
Power efficiency1.6318.35
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGT218GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 January 2010 (15 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores165888
Core clock speed606 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors260 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate4.848317.4
Floating-point processing power0.04896 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
Gigaflops73no data
ROPs496
TMUs8184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountUp to 1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.67 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.5
DLSS-+

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.

GeForce 310M 0.30
RTX 3070 53.00
+17567%

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.

GeForce 310M 125
RTX 3070 22210
+17668%

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.

GeForce 310M 1123
RTX 3070 88744
+7802%

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 HD0−1148
1440p0−199
4K-0−163

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.37
1440pno data5.04
4Kno data7.92

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−14600%
147
+14600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−13800%
139
+13800%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6767%
200−210
+6767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
Valorant 24−27
−1072%
290−300
+1072%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−2038%
270−280
+2038%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−12500%
126
+12500%
Dota 2 9−10
−1378%
133
+1378%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6767%
200−210
+6767%
Metro Exodus 0−1 120
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−4500%
230
+4500%
Valorant 24−27
−1072%
290−300
+1072%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−10100%
102
+10100%
Dota 2 9−10
−1289%
125
+1289%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−6767%
200−210
+6767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−2400%
170−180
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2320%
121
+2320%
Valorant 24−27
−848%
237
+848%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−8250%
167
+8250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−16800%
160−170
+16800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 150−160

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−680%
117
+680%
Valorant 2−3
−15250%
300−350
+15250%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−9100%
90−95
+9100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Sons of the Forest 115
+0%
115
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 330
+0%
330
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Sons of the Forest 104
+0%
104
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 257
+0%
257
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Sons of the Forest 103
+0%
103
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Sons of the Forest 102
+0%
102
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Sons of the Forest 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Sons of the Forest 51
+0%
51
+0%

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 is 16800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is ahead in 25 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 38 tests (60%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 53.00
Recency 10 January 2010 1 September 2020
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 220 Watt

GeForce 310M has 1471.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 17566.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 310M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 310M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop one.

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