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    NVS 510 vs Radeon HD 8790M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing NVS 510 and Radeon HD 8790M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between NVS 510 and Radeon HD 8790M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 Radeon HD 8790M here:

    Radeon HD 8790M Laptops

    Main Specs

      NVS 510 Radeon HD 8790M
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
    • NVS 510 and Radeon HD 8790M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
    • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 53 MHz higher, than NVS 510.
    • NVS 510 and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 2718 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
    ultra / 1080p − 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 14−16
    medium / 1080p 0−1 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8790M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than NVS 510.

    Full Specs

      NVS 510 Radeon HD 8790M
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name GK107 Mars XTX
    Type Workstation Laptop
    Release date 23 October 2012 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 192 384
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 12.75 21.60
    Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 691.2 gflops
    Length 160 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 64 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 80 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
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