NVIDIA NVS 310 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 310 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA NVS 310

NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 310

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 29 Watt
1750x more memory clock speed: 1750 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 179 vs 131
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.991 vs 2.471
Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.835 vs 4.053
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 918 vs 835
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1229 vs 1155
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 918 vs 835
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1229 vs 1155

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 June 2012 vs 2 April 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 29 Watt
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	179 vs 131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.991 vs 2.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.835 vs 4.053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	918 vs 835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1229 vs 1155
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	918 vs 835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1229 vs 1155

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

Around 55% higher core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 523 MHz
Around 55% higher texture fill rate: 6.5 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Around 55% better floating-point performance: 155.5 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1024 MB vs 512 MB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 322 vs 263
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1283 vs 880
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 77.99 vs 76.391
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.018 vs 4.974
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 555 vs 431
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 555 vs 431

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	810 MHz vs 523 MHz
Texture fill rate	6.5 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	155.5 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Maximum memory size	1024 MB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	322 vs 263
Geekbench - OpenCL	1283 vs 880
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	77.99 vs 76.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.018 vs 4.974
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	555 vs 431
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	555 vs 431

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 310
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

263

322

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

179

131

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

880

1283

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.991

2.471

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

76.391

77.99

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.974

6.018

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.835

4.053

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

555

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

918

835

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1229

1155

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

555

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

918

835

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1229

1155

Name	NVIDIA NVS 310	NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
PassMark - G3D Mark	263	322
PassMark - G2D Mark	179	131
Geekbench - OpenCL	880	1283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.991	2.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.391	77.99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0	0.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.974	6.018
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	7.835	4.053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	431	555
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	918	835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1229	1155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	431	555
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	918	835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1229	1155
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		87

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA NVS 310	NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GF119	GF119
Launch date	26 June 2012	2 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$39.99
Place in performance rating	1596	1626
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.13
Technical info
Core clock speed	523 MHz	810 MHz
Floating-point performance	100.4 gflops	155.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	48
Texture fill rate	4.184 GTexel / s	6.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	29 Watt
Transistor count	292 million	292 million
CUDA cores		48
Maximum GPU temperature		102 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	156 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bus support		PCI Express 2.0
Height		2.7" (6.9 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1024 MB
Memory bandwidth	14 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
CUDA