GeForce RTX 4090 vs Quadro NVS 320M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 320M with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

NVS 320M
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 20 Watt
0.54

RTX 4090 outperforms NVS 320M by a whopping 18419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12191
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.81
Power efficiency1.8815.45
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG84AD102
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date9 June 2007 (17 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

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 cores3216384
Core clock speed575 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors289 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate9.2001,290
Floating-point processing power0.0736 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs16512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-HEPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount512 MB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s1.01 TB/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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

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 4090 100.00
+18419%

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 4090 38581
+18449%

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 HD1−2
−26600%
267
+26600%
1440p1−2
−20300%
204
+20300%
4K0−1148

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.99
1440pno data7.84
4Kno data10.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7400%
225
+7400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−5775%
235
+5775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7300%
222
+7300%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−20000%
200−210
+20000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−3420%
350−400
+3420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−7600%
450−500
+7600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−413%
150−160
+413%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4975%
200−210
+4975%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7033%
214
+7033%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−20000%
200−210
+20000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−3420%
350−400
+3420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−9033%
548
+9033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2310%
240−250
+2310%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−413%
150−160
+413%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−4375%
179
+4375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3900%
120−130
+3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−6900%
210
+6900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2480%
120−130
+2480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−3840%
394
+3840%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−8917%
541
+8917%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2950%
305
+2950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−410%
153
+410%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−11100%
110−120
+11100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 155
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−15300%
154
+15300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2200%
130−140
+2200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−12833%
388
+12833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−23900%
240−250
+23900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4200%
120−130
+4200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11900%
120
+11900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 120

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5450%
110−120
+5450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+0%
268
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+0%
281
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+0%
117
+0%

This is how NVS 320M and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 26600% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 20300% 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 4090 is 23900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 100.00
Recency 9 June 2007 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 450 Watt

NVS 320M has 2150% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 18418.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 is a desktop one.


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