NVS 510 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing NVS 510 and Radeon R9 290X. 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 R9 290X. 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.

Main Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 614% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 290X has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • NVS 510 and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 290X is 115 mm longer, than NVS 510.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 532 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Hawaii XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 October 2012 24 October 2013
Pipelines 192 2816
Core clock speed 797 MHz
Boost Clock 947 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 176.0
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 160 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 320 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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