UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs NVS 3100M

Place in performance ranking	1231	539
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code name	N10M-NS	Alder Lake Xe
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16	64
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	4.848	no data
Floating-point performance	0.04698 gflops	no data

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 2.0 x16

no data

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	GDDR3, DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

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Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12_1
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	1.2	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

NVS 3100M 0.53

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.18
+1255%

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.

NVS 3100M 1121

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 18749
+1573%

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	1−2 −2000%	21 +2000%
1440p	0−1	12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−500%

18
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −400%	15 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Hitman 3	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −80%	50−55 +80%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	11 +267%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Hitman 3	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −333%	26 +333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −80%	50−55 +80%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Hitman 3	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −233%	20 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −80%	50−55 +80%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1000%

10−12
+1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	7−8
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Hitman 3	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −4400%	45−50 +4400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−300%

12−14
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 +0%	15 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

+0%

20−22

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how NVS 3100M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 2000% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 4400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	7.18
Recency	7 January 2010	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 1254.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation card while UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a mobile workstation one.

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