NVS 510 vs Quadro 3000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing NVS 510 and Quadro 3000M. 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 Quadro 3000M. 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.

Quadro 3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 3000M 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 Quadro 3000M here:

Main Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro 3000M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro 3000M has 114% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro 3000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Quadro 3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 3000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 347 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.
  • NVS 510 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 3000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of NVS 510 is 1157 MHz higher, than Quadro 3000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 12−14
medium / 1080p 0−1 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro 3000M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 Fermi
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 October 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 192 240
Core clock speed 797 MHz 450 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 18.00
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 432.0 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 28 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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