NVS 3100M vs GeForce GTX 470M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470M with NVS 3100M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 470M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.06
+855%

GTX 470M outperforms NVS 3100M by a whopping 855% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6211219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.872.73
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGF104GT218
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores28816
Core clock speed535 MHz606 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate25.684.848
Floating-point processing power0.6163 TFLOPS0.04698 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs488

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s12.64 GB/s
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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 470M 5.06
+855%
NVS 3100M 0.53

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 470M 1953
+857%
NVS 3100M 204

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 470M 9801
+775%
NVS 3100M 1121

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p34
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Full HD48
+860%
5−6
−860%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Hitman 3 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+220%
10−11
−220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how GTX 470M and NVS 3100M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470M is 1033% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470M is 860% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470M is 3100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 470M surpassed NVS 3100M in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.06 0.53
Recency 3 September 2010 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 512 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 14 Watt

GTX 470M has a 854.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

NVS 3100M, on the other hand, has 435.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 470M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook graphics card while NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation one.


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