NVS 310 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Place in the ranking	68	1189
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.28	0.04
Power efficiency	13.33	2.28
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP102	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	10 March 2017 (7 years ago)	26 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Ti has 50600% better value for money than NVS 310.

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	3584	48
Core clock speed	1481 MHz	523 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	20 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	91 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	354.4	4.184
Floating-point processing power	11.34 TFLOPS	0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPs	88	4
TMUs	224	8

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	156 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5X	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1376 MHz	875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	484.4 GB/s	14 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/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.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.31
+7220%

NVS 310 0.66

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 18574
+7184%

NVS 310 255

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.

GTX 1080 Ti 67639
+7586%

NVS 310 880

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	131 +13000%	1−2 −13000%
1440p	83 +8200%	1−2 −8200%
4K	70	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.34 +2880%	159.00 −2880%
1440p	8.42 +1788%	159.00 −1788%
4K	9.99	no data

GTX 1080 Ti has 2880% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1080 Ti has 1788% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +10600%	1−2 −10600%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +10500%	1−2 −10500%
Elden Ring	170−180 +8650%	2−3 −8650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +10600%	1−2 −10600%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +10500%	1−2 −10500%
Forza Horizon 4	247 +8133%	3−4 −8133%
Metro Exodus	104 +10300%	1−2 −10300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +9000%	1−2 −9000%
Valorant	200−210 +9900%	2−3 −9900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	149 +7350%	2−3 −7350%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +10600%	1−2 −10600%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−110 +10500%	1−2 −10500%
Dota 2	124 +12300%	1−2 −12300%
Elden Ring	170−180 +8650%	2−3 −8650%
Far Cry 5	86 +8500%	1−2 −8500%
Fortnite	190−200 +9800%	2−3 −9800%
Forza Horizon 4	196 +9700%	2−3 −9700%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 +11900%	1−2 −11900%
Metro Exodus	86 +8500%	1−2 −8500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	229 +7533%	3−4 −7533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 +8400%	1−2 −8400%
Valorant	123 +12200%	1−2 −12200%
World of Tanks	270−280 +9200%	3−4 −9200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	74 +7300%	1−2 −7300%
Counter-Strike 2	60	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	28	0−1
Dota 2	125 +12400%	1−2 −12400%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +10600%	1−2 −10600%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +8250%	2−3 −8250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	109 +10800%	1−2 −10800%
Valorant	179 +8850%	2−3 −8850%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	84 +8300%	1−2 −8300%
Elden Ring	100−110 +10600%	1−2 −10600%
Grand Theft Auto V	84 +8300%	1−2 −8300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +8650%	2−3 −8650%
Red Dead Redemption 2	41	0−1
World of Tanks	300−350 +7575%	4−5 −7575%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	72	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	37	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18	0−1
Far Cry 5	150−160 +7500%	2−3 −7500%
Forza Horizon 4	123 +12200%	1−2 −12200%
Metro Exodus	88 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +9100%	1−2 −9100%
Valorant	131 +13000%	1−2 −13000%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	50−55	0−1
Dota 2	98 +9700%	1−2 −9700%
Elden Ring	50−55	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	98 +9700%	1−2 −9700%
Metro Exodus	35	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	132 +13100%	1−2 −13100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 +9700%	1−2 −9700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	50−55	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	8	0−1
Dota 2	125 +12400%	1−2 −12400%
Far Cry 5	77 +7600%	1−2 −7600%
Fortnite	65	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	72	0−1
Valorant	68	0−1

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and NVS 310 compete in popular games:

GTX 1080 Ti is 13000% faster in 1080p
GTX 1080 Ti is 8200% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.31	0.66
Recency	10 March 2017	26 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	20 Watt

GTX 1080 Ti has a 7219.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 2100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 310, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 310 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while NVS 310 is a workstation one.

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