NVS 310 vs GeForce GT 610

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 610 with NVS 310, including specs and performance data.

GT 610
2012
1024 MB DDR3, 29 Watt
0.81
+24.6%

GT 610 outperforms NVS 310 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11361184
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.010.01
Power efficiency2.002.32
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF119GF119
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)26 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 610 and NVS 310 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores4848
Core clock speed810 MHz523 MHz
Number of transistors292 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.4804.184
Floating-point processing power0.1555 TFLOPS0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm156 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s875 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s14 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+2.1

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.

GT 610 0.81
+24.6%
NVS 310 0.65

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.

GT 610 311
+24.9%
NVS 310 249

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 610 1281
+45.4%
NVS 310 881

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.65
Recency 2 April 2012 26 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 512 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 20 Watt

GT 610 has a 24.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

NVS 310, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 45% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 610 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 310 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 610 is a desktop card while NVS 310 is a workstation one.


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