NVS 510 vs Quadro M3000M

Place in performance ranking	343	882
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.44	0.14
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	GK107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	$981	$61 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M3000M has 1643% better value for money than NVS 510.

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	1,024	192
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	797 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	12.75
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	306.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M3000M and NVS 510 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	160 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	28.51 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	4x mini-DisplayPort
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	5.2	3.0

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.

M3000M 14.31
+691%

NVS 510 1.81

Quadro M3000M outperforms NVS 510 by 691% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

M3000M 5526
+691%

NVS 510 699

Quadro M3000M outperforms NVS 510 by 691% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

M3000M 16127
+861%

NVS 510 1679

Quadro M3000M outperforms NVS 510 by 861% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

M3000M 16751
+824%

NVS 510 1812

Quadro M3000M outperforms NVS 510 by 824% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

M3000M 15678
+1123%

NVS 510 1282

Quadro M3000M outperforms NVS 510 by 1123% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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	57 +714%	7−8 −714%
4K	23 +1050%	2−3 −1050%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

170−180

+673%

21−24
−673%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +683%	21−24 −683%
Battlefield 5	350−400 +661%	45−50 −661%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 +673%	21−24 −673%
Far Cry 5	260−270 +688%	30−35 −688%
Far Cry New Dawn	300−310 +669%	35−40 −669%
Forza Horizon 4	500−550 +635%	65−70 −635%
Hitman 3	210−220 +678%	27−30 −678%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +676%	55−60 −676%
Metro Exodus	350−400 +645%	45−50 −645%
Red Dead Redemption 2	300−310 +650%	40−45 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +678%	45−50 −678%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +645%	45−50 −645%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +683%	21−24 −683%
Battlefield 5	350−400 +661%	45−50 −661%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 +673%	21−24 −673%
Far Cry 5	260−270 +688%	30−35 −688%
Far Cry New Dawn	300−310 +669%	35−40 −669%
Forza Horizon 4	500−550 +635%	65−70 −635%
Hitman 3	210−220 +678%	27−30 −678%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +676%	55−60 −676%
Metro Exodus	350−400 +645%	45−50 −645%
Red Dead Redemption 2	300−310 +650%	40−45 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +678%	45−50 −678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	300−310 +614%	42 −614%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +645%	45−50 −645%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +683%	21−24 −683%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 +673%	21−24 −673%
Far Cry 5	260−270 +688%	30−35 −688%
Forza Horizon 4	500−550 +635%	65−70 −635%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +676%	55−60 −676%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +678%	45−50 −678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +673%	22 −673%
Watch Dogs: Legion	350−400 +645%	45−50 −645%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

300−310

+650%

40−45
−650%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	220−230 +686%	27−30 −686%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 +669%	24−27 −669%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +686%	14−16 −686%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +673%	10−12 −673%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +665%	16−18 −665%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +686%	7−8 −686%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +683%	21−24 −683%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +678%	27−30 −678%
Hitman 3	130−140 +665%	16−18 −665%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +659%	27−30 −659%
Metro Exodus	190−200 +660%	24−27 −660%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190−200 +660%	24−27 −660%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +633%	14−16 −633%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +678%	9−10 −678%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

180−190

+683%

21−24
−683%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +686%	14−16 −686%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +650%	10−11 −650%
Hitman 3	75−80 +650%	10−11 −650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +633%	14−16 −633%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +678%	9−10 −678%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +686%	14 −686%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +650%	8−9 −650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +686%	7−8 −686%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +686%	7−8 −686%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +650%	8−9 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +689%	18−20 −689%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +633%	14−16 −633%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +686%	14−16 −686%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +600%	5−6 −600%