NVS 510 vs Quadro K3000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between NVS 510 and Quadro K3000M, 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 NVS 510 stacks up against Quadro K3000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3000M 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 K3000M here:

Main Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro K3000M
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 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K3000M has 114% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K3000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K3000M has 2 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro K3000M are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of NVS 510 is 143 MHz higher, than Quadro K3000M.
  • NVS 510 and Quadro K3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K3000M is 1018 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 18−20
medium / 1080p 0−1 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Quadro K3000M
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK107 N14E-Q1
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 23 October 2012 1 June 2012
Pipelines 192 576
Core clock speed 797 MHz 654 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 31.39
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 753.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 89.6 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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