GeForce 310 OEM vs GTX 1070

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	144	not rated
Place by popularity	30	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.53	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Pascal GP104	GT218
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 May 2016 (8 years ago)	27 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1920	16
CUDA cores	1920	no data
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	589 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	31 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	202.0	4.712
Floating-point performance	6.463 gflops	0.04486 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	168 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	666 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	5.328 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	1.2

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 May 2016	27 November 2009
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	31 Watt

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