NVIDIA NVS 5100M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 5100M and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 5100M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 48 vs 32
  • Around 58% better floating-point performance: 116.16 gflops vs 73.6 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 80 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2747 vs 1857
  • Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2747 vs 1857
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 January 2010 vs 9 June 2007
Pipelines 48 vs 32
Floating-point performance 116.16 gflops vs 73.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2747 vs 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2747 vs 1857

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 9.2 GTexel / s vs 8.8 GTexel / s
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 208 vs 200
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 84 vs 62
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 575 MHz vs 550 MHz
Texture fill rate 9.2 GTexel / s vs 8.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 208 vs 200
PassMark - G2D Mark 84 vs 62

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 5100M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
200
208
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
62
84
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2747
1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2747
1857
Name NVIDIA NVS 5100M NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
PassMark - G3D Mark 200 208
PassMark - G2D Mark 62 84
Geekbench - OpenCL 6549
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2747 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2747 1857

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA NVS 5100M NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT216 G84
Launch date 7 January 2010 9 June 2007
Place in performance rating 1483 1486
Type Workstation Mobile workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 550 MHz 575 MHz
Floating-point performance 116.16 gflops 73.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 48 32
Texture fill rate 8.8 GTexel / s 9.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 20 Watt
Transistor count 486 million 289 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-HE
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 25.6 GB / s 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory no

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0