NVIDIA NVS 310 vs AMD Radeon HD 6470M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 310 and AMD Radeon HD 6470M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA NVS 310

AMD Radeon HD 6470M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 310

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 251 vs 228
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 178 vs 106
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 881 vs 729
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.991 vs 2.282

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 June 2012 vs 4 January 2011
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	251 vs 228
PassMark - G2D Mark	178 vs 106
Geekbench - OpenCL	881 vs 729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.991 vs 2.282

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6470M

Around 34% higher core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 523 MHz
Around 34% higher texture fill rate: 5.6 GTexel / s vs 4.184 GTexel / s
3.3x more pipelines: 160 vs 48
2.2x better floating-point performance: 224 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 112.819 vs 76.391
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.671 vs 4.974
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 23.025 vs 7.835
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 589 vs 431
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1251 vs 918
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1881 vs 1229
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 589 vs 431
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1251 vs 918
Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1881 vs 1229

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	700 MHz vs 523 MHz
Texture fill rate	5.6 GTexel / s vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Pipelines	160 vs 48
Floating-point performance	224 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	112.819 vs 76.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.671 vs 4.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	23.025 vs 7.835
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	589 vs 431
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1251 vs 918
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1881 vs 1229
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	589 vs 431
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1251 vs 918
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1881 vs 1229

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 310
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6470M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

251

228

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

178

106

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

881

729

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.991

2.282

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

76.391

112.819

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.974

5.671

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.835

23.025

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

589

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

918

1251

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1229

1881

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

589

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

918

1251

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1229

1881

Name	NVIDIA NVS 310	AMD Radeon HD 6470M
PassMark - G3D Mark	251	228
PassMark - G2D Mark	178	106
Geekbench - OpenCL	881	729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.991	2.282
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.391	112.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0	0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.974	5.671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.835	23.025
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	431	589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	918	1251
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1229	1881
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	431	589
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	918	1251
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1229	1881

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA NVS 310	AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF119	Seymour
Launch date	26 June 2012	4 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$569.99
Place in performance rating	1586	1587
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Price now		$569.99
Value for money (0-100)		0.72
Technical info
Core clock speed	523 MHz	700 MHz
Floating-point performance	100.4 gflops	224 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	160
Texture fill rate	4.184 GTexel / s	5.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	370 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	156 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	14 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Shared memory		0