GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVS 510

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 510 with GeForce RTX 3060, including specs and performance data.

NVS 510
2012
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.79

RTX 3060 outperforms NVS 510 by a whopping 2383% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking92582
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1169.34
Power efficiency3.5318.04
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 62936% 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 cores1923584
Core clock speed797 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate12.75199.0
Floating-point processing power0.306 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs16112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 4.0 x16
Length160 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s360.0 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6

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
RTX 3060 44.44
+2383%

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 510 690
RTX 3060 17085
+2376%

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 1702
RTX 3060 88251
+5085%

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 3060 89918
+4755%

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 3060 98715
+7600%

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 HD4−5
−2950%
122
+2950%
1440p2−3
−3500%
72
+3500%
4K2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p112.25
−4062%
2.70
+4062%
1440p224.50
−4813%
4.57
+4813%
4K224.50
−3312%
6.58
+3312%
  • RTX 3060 has 4062% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 has 4813% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 has 3312% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Elden Ring 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 226
+0%
226
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+0%
72
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Elden Ring 149
+0%
149
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180
+0%
180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+0%
60
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+0%
154
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Elden Ring 85
+0%
85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
World of Tanks 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Elden Ring 44
+0%
44
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+0%
82
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how NVS 510 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 2950% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 3500% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 2400% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 44.44
Recency 23 October 2012 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 170 Watt

NVS 510 has 385.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 2382.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is a desktop one.


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