GeForce RTX 2060 vs NVS 510

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 510 with GeForce RTX 2060, including specs and performance data.

NVS 510
2012
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.79

RTX 2060 outperforms NVS 510 by a whopping 1954% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking933136
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1139.63
Power efficiency3.5115.75
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK107TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 2060 has 35927% 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 cores1921920
Core clock speed797 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate12.75201.6
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs16120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length160 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.07.5
DLSS-+

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.

NVS 510 1.79
RTX 2060 36.76
+1954%

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 510 688
RTX 2060 14128
+1953%

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.

NVS 510 1701
RTX 2060 71697
+4115%

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.

NVS 510 1852
RTX 2060 67384
+3538%

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.

NVS 510 1282
RTX 2060 77840
+5972%

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 HD5−6
−2360%
123
+2360%
1440p3−4
−2633%
82
+2633%
4K2−3
−2500%
52
+2500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p89.80
−3065%
2.84
+3065%
1440p149.67
−3417%
4.26
+3417%
4K224.50
−3245%
6.71
+3245%
  • RTX 2060 has 3065% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 has 3417% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 has 3245% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 179
+0%
179
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 167
+0%
167
+0%
Valorant 248
+0%
248
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Fortnite 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 131
+0%
131
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 159
+0%
159
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 136
+0%
136
+0%
Valorant 247
+0%
247
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 105
+0%
105
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 122
+0%
122
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%
Valorant 162
+0%
162
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 141
+0%
141
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 42
+0%
42
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 241
+0%
241
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 208
+0%
208
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
+0%
44
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
+0%
38
+0%

This is how NVS 510 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 2360% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 2633% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 2500% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 36.76
Recency 23 October 2012 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 160 Watt

NVS 510 has 357.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 1953.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 510 in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 510 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.

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