Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon HD 6510G2 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
Aggregated performance score
9700M GTS
2008
512 MB GDDR3
0.72
HD 6510G2
2011
1.32
+83.3%
Radeon HD 6510G2 outperforms GeForce 9700M GTS by 83% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1123 | 982 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.01 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GS | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (15 years old) | 14 June 2011 (12 years old) |
| Current price | $230 | no data |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 400 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 530 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.72 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 127.2 gflops | no data |
| Gigaflops | 180 | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce 9700M GTS and Radeon HD 6510G2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | no data |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6510G2 is 100% faster than the 9700M GTS.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6510G2 is ahead in 18 tests (72%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (28%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.72 | 1.32 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 14 June 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
The Radeon HD 6510G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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