NVS 510 vs Radeon R9 380X

In this comparison between NVS 510 and Radeon R9 380X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people NVS 510 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
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 380X has 442% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380X has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • NVS 510 and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 380X is 61 mm longer, than NVS 510.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 812 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 1−2 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Kepler GCN 3.0
Code name GK107 Antigua
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 23 October 2012 19 November 2015
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 797 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 124.2
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 3,973 gflops
Length 160 mm 221 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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