GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs Quadro NVS 320M

Place in the ranking	1216	163
Place by popularity	not in top-100	90
Power efficiency	1.87	28.15
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G84	GA106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	9 June 2007 (17 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

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	32	3840
Core clock speed	575 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	289 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.200	171.0
Floating-point processing power	0.0736 TFLOPS	10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	48
TMUs	16	120
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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).

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	MXM-HE	PCIe 4.0 x16

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	8.6

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 320M 0.54

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.52
+5922%

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 320M 208

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+5934%

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 −9800%	99 +9800%
1440p	1−2 −6700%	68 +6700%
4K	0−1	41

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−3333%

103
+3333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2100%	65−70 +2100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2767%	86 +2767%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2020%	106 +2020%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1320%	140−150 +1320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1817%	110−120 +1817%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −293%	110−120 +293%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2100%	65−70 +2100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2200%	69 +2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −8100%	80−85 +8100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2060%	108 +2060%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1790%	189 +1790%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2533%	158 +2533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −580%	65−70 +580%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −427%	158 +427%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2100%	65−70 +2100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1967%	62 +1967%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1820%	96 +1820%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1100%	120 +1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −2233%	140 +2233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −680%	78 +680%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −53.3%	46 +53.3%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−4900%

50−55
+4900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	35−40
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3800%	39 +3800%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −3700%	35−40 +3700%
Hitman 3	6−7 −967%	64 +967%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2733%	85 +2733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −11500%	116 +11500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−2567%

80
+2567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	11

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2100%

44
+2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +0%	76 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	164 +0%	164 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	64 +0%	64 +0%
Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	129 +0%	129 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	102 +0%	102 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +0%	56 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +0%	48 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	85 +0%	85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	101 +0%	101 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Hitman 3	41 +0%	41 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	60 +0%	60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55 +0%	55 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +0%	60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +0%	19 +0%

This is how NVS 320M and RTX 3060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is 9800% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 Mobile is 6700% faster in 1440p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 11500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	32.52
Recency	9 June 2007	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	80 Watt

NVS 320M has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 5922.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 320M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 320M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 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.