RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce 310M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 310M with RTX 4000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms 310M by a whopping 19060% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1380 | 48 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 33.96 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 9 August 2023 (2 years ago) |
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 cores | 16 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 606 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2175 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.848 | 417.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04896 TFLOPS | 26.73 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 73 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 48 MB |
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 support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 245 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-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 type | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 160 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | 360.0 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 Connectors | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−18900%
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190−200
+18900%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−18900%
|
190−200
+18900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−18650%
|
750−800
+18650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−18471%
|
1300−1350
+18471%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−18938%
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4950−5000
+18938%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−18746%
|
2450−2500
+18746%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−18900%
|
190−200
+18900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−18789%
|
1700−1750
+18789%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−18650%
|
750−800
+18650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−18471%
|
1300−1350
+18471%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−18900%
|
950−1000
+18900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−18938%
|
4950−5000
+18938%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−18900%
|
190−200
+18900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−18789%
|
1700−1750
+18789%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−18650%
|
750−800
+18650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−18471%
|
1300−1350
+18471%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−18900%
|
950−1000
+18900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−18938%
|
4950−5000
+18938%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−18233%
|
550−600
+18233%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−18233%
|
550−600
+18233%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−17400%
|
350−400
+17400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−18900%
|
190−200
+18900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−18900%
|
190−200
+18900%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−18829%
|
2650−2700
+18829%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−17400%
|
350−400
+17400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−18900%
|
190−200
+18900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−17400%
|
350−400
+17400%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 57.48 |
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 9 August 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 130 Watt |
GeForce 310M has 828.6% lower power consumption.
RTX 4000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 19060% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 310M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 310M is a notebook graphics card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.
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