GeForce 8500 GT vs NVS 310

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 310 with GeForce 8500 GT, including specs and performance data.

NVS 310
2012
512 MB DDR3, 20 Watt
0.65
+75.7%

NVS 310 outperforms 8500 GT by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11901270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.030.01
Power efficiency2.230.85
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF119G86
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date26 June 2012 (12 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

NVS 310 has 200% better value for money than 8500 GT.

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 cores4816
Core clock speed523 MHz459 MHz
Number of transistors292 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate4.1843.672
Floating-point processing power0.1004 TFLOPS0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length156 mm229 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed875 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth14 GB/s12.8 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.11.1

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.

NVS 310 0.65
+75.7%
8500 GT 0.37

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.

NVS 310 251
+74.3%
8500 GT 144

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.37
Recency 26 June 2012 17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 30 Watt

NVS 310 has a 75.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The NVS 310 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8500 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 310 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8500 GT is a desktop one.


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