Tesla M10 vs GeForce 320M

Place in the ranking	1217	505
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.62	2.53
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	C89	GM107
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	1 April 2010 (14 years ago)	18 May 2016 (8 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	48	640
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1033 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1306 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.200	52.24
Floating-point processing power	0.0912 TFLOPS	1.672 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	40

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	83.2 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	-	5.0

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 320M 0.54

Tesla M10 8.22
+1422%

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 320M 209

Tesla M10 3171
+1417%

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 HD

−1329%

300−350
+1329%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1400%

45−50
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1400%	75−80 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −1400%	450−500 +1400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1400%	75−80 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −1400%	450−500 +1400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1400%	75−80 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −1400%	450−500 +1400%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1300%

14−16
+1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1400%	90−95 +1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−1400%

45−50
+1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1400%

30−33
+1400%

This is how GeForce 320M and Tesla M10 compete in popular games:

Tesla M10 is 1329% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	8.22
Recency	1 April 2010	18 May 2016
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	225 Watt

GeForce 320M has 878.3% lower power consumption.

Tesla M10, on the other hand, has a 1422.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla M10 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 320M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 320M is a desktop card while Tesla M10 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.