Quadro NVS 510M vs GeForce GT 1030

Place in performance ranking	544	1160
Place by popularity	26	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.41	0.01
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	G71
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	17 May 2017 (7 years ago)	21 August 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$137 (1.7x MSRP)	$105

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 1030 has 24000% better value for money than NVS 510M.

Detailed specifications

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	384	no data
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	1670 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	35.23	10.80
Floating-point performance	1,127 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 1030 and Quadro NVS 510M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GT 1030 6.38
+929%

NVS 510M 0.62

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Quadro NVS 510M by 929% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 1030 2465
+936%

NVS 510M 238

GeForce GT 1030 outperforms Quadro NVS 510M by 936% in Passmark.

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	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
1440p	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
4K	9	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

15
+1400%

1−2

−1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Battlefield 5	22 +1000%	2−3 −1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	21 +950%	2−3 −950%
Far Cry New Dawn	27 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Hitman 3	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	42 +950%	4−5 −950%
Metro Exodus	26 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	31 +933%	3−4 −933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	28 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Battlefield 5	18−20 +1700%	1−2 −1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	7	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +950%	8−9 −950%
Hitman 3	8	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	123 +1130%	10−11 −1130%
Metro Exodus	21 +950%	2−3 −950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +950%	2−3 −950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +950%	8−9 −950%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

19
+1800%

1−2

−1800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Hitman 3	10−11	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+1000%

1−2

−1000%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5	0−1
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

0−1

This is how GT 1030 and NVS 510M compete in popular games:

GT 1030 is 1100% faster in 1080p
GT 1030 is 1600% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.38	0.62
Recency	17 May 2017	21 August 2006
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	35 Watt