NVIDIA NVS 310 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 310 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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

NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 310

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 179 vs 112

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 June 2012 vs 27 October 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	179 vs 112

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

3x more pipelines: 144 vs 48
3.9x better floating-point performance: 388.8 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 653 vs 263
3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2915 vs 880
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.699 vs 2.991
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 252.895 vs 76.391
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 12.581 vs 4.974
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 21.909 vs 7.835
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1134 vs 431
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2265 vs 918
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2827 vs 1229
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1134 vs 431
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2265 vs 918
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2827 vs 1229

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	144 vs 48
Floating-point performance	388.8 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	653 vs 263
Geekbench - OpenCL	2915 vs 880
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.699 vs 2.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	252.895 vs 76.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.581 vs 4.974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	21.909 vs 7.835
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1134 vs 431
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2265 vs 918
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2827 vs 1229
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1134 vs 431
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2265 vs 918
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2827 vs 1229

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 310
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

263

653

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

179

112

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

880

2915

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.991

7.699

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

76.391

252.895

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.974

12.581

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.835

21.909

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

1134

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

918

2265

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1229

2827

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

1134

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

918

2265

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1229

2827

Name	NVIDIA NVS 310	NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
PassMark - G3D Mark	263	653
PassMark - G2D Mark	179	112
Geekbench - OpenCL	880	2915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.991	7.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.391	252.895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0	0.727
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.974	12.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.835	21.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	431	1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	918	2265
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1229	2827
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	431	1134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	918	2265
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1229	2827

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA NVS 310	NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Fermi
Code name	GF119	GF106
Launch date	26 June 2012	27 October 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$159
Place in performance rating	1596	1424
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	523 MHz
Floating-point performance	100.4 gflops	388.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	144
Texture fill rate	4.184 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	35 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	1,170 million
Boost clock speed		753 MHz
CUDA cores		Up to 144
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
Bus support		PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12 API
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	14 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3\DDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
Optimus
SLI