GeForce GTX 970M vs NVS 510

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and NVS 510, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 970M stacks up against NVS 510, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 970M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M NVS 510
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and NVS 510 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and NVS 510 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and NVS 510 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 127 MHz higher, than NVS 510.
  • GeForce GTX 970M and NVS 510 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 718 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M NVS 510
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM204 GK107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 23 October 2012
Pipelines 1280 192
Core clock speed 924 MHz 797 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 12.75
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 306.0 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 28.51 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s 17 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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