NVS 510 vs GeForce GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 with NVS 510, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
24.92
+1300%

GTX 970 outperforms NVS 510 by a whopping 1300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking224931
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.800.11
Power efficiency11.623.51
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM204GK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 970 has 12445% better value for money than NVS 510.

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 cores1664192
Core clock speed1050 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt35 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate122.512.75
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs5616
TMUs10416

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm160 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s891 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s28.51 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.24x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+3.0

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.

GTX 970 24.92
+1300%
NVS 510 1.78

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 970 9634
+1300%
NVS 510 688

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 970 28474
+1574%
NVS 510 1701

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 970 31442
+1598%
NVS 510 1852

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 970 25897
+1920%
NVS 510 1282

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 HD81
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
1440p54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
4K38
+1800%
2−3
−1800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.06
+2111%
89.80
−2111%
1440p6.09
+2357%
149.67
−2357%
4K8.66
+2493%
224.50
−2493%
  • GTX 970 has 2111% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 970 has 2357% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 970 has 2493% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
Fortnite 110−120
+1363%
8−9
−1363%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1575%
4−5
−1575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+1417%
6−7
−1417%
Valorant 160−170
+1530%
10−11
−1530%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+1311%
18−20
−1311%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Dota 2 120−130
+1413%
8−9
−1413%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
Fortnite 82
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1575%
4−5
−1575%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
Metro Exodus 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+1417%
6−7
−1417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
Valorant 160−170
+1530%
10−11
−1530%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Dota 2 120−130
+1413%
8−9
−1413%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1575%
4−5
−1575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Valorant 160−170
+1530%
10−11
−1530%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+1560%
10−11
−1560%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Metro Exodus 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1358%
12−14
−1358%
Valorant 200−210
+1343%
14−16
−1343%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Metro Exodus 13 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Valorant 130−140
+1422%
9−10
−1422%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Dota 2 75−80
+1440%
5−6
−1440%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

This is how GTX 970 and NVS 510 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is 1520% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970 is 1700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970 is 1800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.92 1.78
Recency 19 September 2014 23 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 970 has a 1300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

NVS 510, on the other hand, has 322.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 510 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop card while NVS 510 is a workstation one.

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