NVS 310 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Place in the ranking	138	1189
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.19	0.04
Power efficiency	9.88	2.27
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM200	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	26 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 35375% better value for money than NVS 310.

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 cores	2816	48
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	523 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	189.4	4.184
Floating-point processing power	6.06 TFLOPS	0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	4
TMUs	176	8

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	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	156 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	14 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

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 980 Ti 35.89
+5338%

NVS 310 0.66

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 980 Ti 13799
+5311%

NVS 310 255

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 980 Ti 42988
+4785%

NVS 310 880

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:

Full HD	99 +9800%	1−2 −9800%
1440p	51	0−1
4K	53	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.56 +2325%	159.00 −2325%
1440p	12.73	no data
4K	12.25	no data

GTX 980 Ti has 2325% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +7200%	1−2 −7200%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Elden Ring	120−130 +6100%	2−3 −6100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +9800%	1−2 −9800%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +7200%	1−2 −7200%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +5567%	3−4 −5567%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +7100%	1−2 −7100%
Valorant	140−150 +7050%	2−3 −7050%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +9800%	1−2 −9800%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +7200%	1−2 −7200%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Dota 2	23	0−1
Elden Ring	120−130 +6100%	2−3 −6100%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +9200%	1−2 −9200%
Fortnite	160−170 +7950%	2−3 −7950%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +5567%	3−4 −5567%
Grand Theft Auto V	34	0−1
Metro Exodus	85−90 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +6333%	3−4 −6333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +7100%	1−2 −7100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50	0−1
Valorant	140−150 +7050%	2−3 −7050%
World of Tanks	270−280 +5480%	5−6 −5480%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +7200%	1−2 −7200%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +7200%	1−2 −7200%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Dota 2	110−120 +5650%	2−3 −5650%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +9200%	1−2 −9200%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +5567%	3−4 −5567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +6333%	3−4 −6333%
Valorant	140−150 +7050%	2−3 −7050%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Elden Ring	70−75 +7000%	1−2 −7000%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +5733%	3−4 −5733%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40	0−1
World of Tanks	220−230 +5625%	4−5 −5625%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +6700%	1−2 −6700%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40	0−1
Far Cry 5	110−120 +5650%	2−3 −5650%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +10100%	1−2 −10100%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Valorant	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40	0−1
Dota 2	79 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Elden Ring	30−35	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Metro Exodus	27−30	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +5600%	2−3 −5600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +7800%	1−2 −7800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	35−40	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	0−1
Dota 2	132 +6500%	2−3 −6500%
Far Cry 5	50−55	0−1
Fortnite	45−50	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +5700%	1−2 −5700%
Valorant	55−60 +5500%	1−2 −5500%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and NVS 310 compete in popular games:

GTX 980 Ti is 9800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.89	0.66
Recency	2 June 2015	26 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	20 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has a 5337.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 310, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 310 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while NVS 310 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.