NVS 3100M vs Radeon RX 580

Place in performance ranking	224	1187
Place by popularity	1	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.51	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	N10M-NS
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$138 (0.6x MSRP)	$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 and NVS 3100M have a nearly equal value for money.

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	2304	16
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	193.0	4.848
Floating-point performance	6,175 gflops	46.98 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 and NVS 3100M 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

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	GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	12.64 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	no data	1.2

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.

RX 580 22.98
+4236%

NVS 3100M 0.53

Radeon RX 580 outperforms NVS 3100M by 4236% 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%

RX 580 8873
+4250%

NVS 3100M 204

Radeon RX 580 outperforms NVS 3100M by 4250% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 580 44344
+3858%

NVS 3100M 1121

Radeon RX 580 outperforms NVS 3100M by 3858% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	98 +4800%	2−3 −4800%
1440p	44 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
4K	38	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	0−1
Battlefield 5	138 +4500%	3−4 −4500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	83 +8200%	1−2 −8200%
Far Cry New Dawn	83	no data
Forza Horizon 4	108 +5300%	2−3 −5300%
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Metro Exodus	111 +5450%	2−3 −5450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	0−1
Battlefield 5	113 +5550%	2−3 −5550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	69 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Far Cry New Dawn	64	no data
Forza Horizon 4	270 +4400%	6−7 −4400%
Hitman 3	45−50	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Metro Exodus	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	no data
Far Cry 5	49 +4800%	1−2 −4800%
Forza Horizon 4	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+6100%

1−2

−6100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
Far Cry New Dawn	60 +5900%	1−2 −5900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	no data
Far Cry 5	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50	no data
Metro Exodus	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +4800%	1−2 −4800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	37	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	22	0−1
Hitman 3	18−20	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	16	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	41	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	29	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

no data

This is how RX 580 and NVS 3100M compete in popular games:

RX 580 is 4800% faster in 1080p
RX 580 is 4300% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.98	0.53
Recency	18 April 2017	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	14 Watt