Radeon HD 6510G2 vs GeForce GT 320M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 320M and Radeon HD 6510G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 320M
2009
512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.27

HD 6510G2 outperforms GT 320M by a whopping 396% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13441021
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.34no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameG96Cno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (15 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores32400
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Number of transistors314 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.000no data
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfaceMXM-IIno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−17.9%
30−35
+17.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6510G2 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6510G2 is ahead in 28 tests (61%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (39%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 1.34
Recency 15 June 2009 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

HD 6510G2 has a 396.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6510G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 320M in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M
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