NVS 510 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between NVS 510 and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 185% more power consumption, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than NVS 510.
  • NVS 510 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
  • NVS 510 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • NVS 510 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6218 MHz higher, than NVS 510.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 27−30
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than NVS 510.

Full Specs

  NVS 510 Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Kepler Polaris
Code name GK107 Polaris
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 October 2012 1 August 2016
Pipelines 192 2304
Core clock speed 797 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 12.75 155.1
Floating-point performance 306.0 gflops 4,963 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 17 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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