FireStream 9170 vs NVS 510

Place in the ranking	923	940
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Power efficiency	3.50	1.10
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GK107	RV670
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	8 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	192	320
Core clock speed	797 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.75	12.80
Floating-point processing power	0.306 TFLOPS	0.512 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	16	16

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	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	160 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	891 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.51 GB/s	51.2 GB/s

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

4x mini-DisplayPort

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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. 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 510 1.79
+6.5%

FireStream 9170 1.68

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.

NVS 510 691
+6.8%

FireStream 9170 647

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.79	1.68
Recency	23 October 2012	8 November 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

NVS 510 has a 6.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between NVS 510 and FireStream 9170.

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