GeForce 310M vs GTX 970M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI and GeForce 310M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
24.43
+7781%

GTX 970M SLI outperforms 310M by a whopping 7781% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2301326
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.401.53
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameno dataGT218
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)10 January 2010 (15 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 cores256016
Core clock speed924 MHz606 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million260 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rateno data4.848
Floating-point processing powerno data0.04896 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data73
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 amount2x 6 GBUp to 1 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHzUp to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data10.67 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 dataDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA++

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 970M SLI 24.43
+7781%
GeForce 310M 0.31

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 970M SLI 36119
+3116%
GeForce 310M 1123

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 HD86
+8500%
1−2
−8500%
4K410−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Elden Ring 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+2040%
5−6
−2040%
Metro Exodus 60−65 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
Valorant 95−100
+9700%
1−2
−9700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Dota 2 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Elden Ring 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Fortnite 120−130
+12200%
1−2
−12200%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+2040%
5−6
−2040%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Metro Exodus 60−65 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+2483%
6−7
−2483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1250%
4−5
−1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+1600%
5−6
−1600%
Valorant 95−100
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
World of Tanks 250−260
+1862%
12−14
−1862%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Dota 2 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+2040%
5−6
−2040%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+2483%
6−7
−2483%
Valorant 95−100
+9700%
1−2
−9700%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45 0−1
Elden Ring 40−45 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8650%
2−3
−8650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 0−1
World of Tanks 160−170
+8000%
2−3
−8000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 0−1
Metro Exodus 55−60 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Valorant 65−70
+1220%
5−6
−1220%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Elden Ring 18−20 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 40−45
+180%
14−16
−180%
Far Cry 5 30−35 0−1
Fortnite 30−33 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Valorant 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and GeForce 310M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 8500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 8650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 970M SLI surpassed GeForce 310M in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.43 0.31
Recency 7 October 2014 10 January 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 14 Watt

GTX 970M SLI has a 7780.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 310M, on the other hand, has 1057.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 310M in performance tests.


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