Quadro NVS 510M vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M SLI with Quadro NVS 510M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 285M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
4.21
+579%

GTX 285M SLI outperforms NVS 510M by a whopping 579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6821202
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.061.30
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameN10E-GTXG71
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)21 August 2006 (18 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 cores256no data
Core clock speed576 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million278 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data10.80
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1020 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data19.2 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX109.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD57
+613%
8−9
−613%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+617%
6−7
−617%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+617%
6−7
−617%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+617%
6−7
−617%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1

This is how GTX 285M SLI and NVS 510M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 285M SLI is 613% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 0.62
Recency 2 March 2009 21 August 2006
Chip lithography 55 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 285M SLI has a 579% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 510M, on the other hand, has 328.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 285M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 510M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 285M SLI is a notebook graphics card while Quadro NVS 510M is a mobile workstation one.


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