Quadro P500 vs NVS 3100M

Place in performance ranking	1231	680
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N10M-NS	GP108
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	14 November 2017 (6 years ago)

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	16	256
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1519 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.848	21.25
Floating-point performance	0.04698 gflops	0.7772 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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR3, DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	32.1 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 Connectors

No outputs

3x mini-DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12.1
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.0.1
CUDA	1.2	6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 3100M 0.53

Quadro P500 4.22
+696%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 3100M 204

Quadro P500 1627
+698%

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

2−3

−900%

20
+900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−133%

7−8
+133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Hitman 3	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −180%	27−30 +180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −43.3%	40−45 +43.3%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−500%

6−7
+500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	4−5
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−167%

8−9
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8 +0%	8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+0%

10−12

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

8−9

+0%

8−9

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how NVS 3100M and Quadro P500 compete in popular games:

Quadro P500 is 900% faster in 1080p

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the NVS 3100M is 25% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P500 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

NVS 3100M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Quadro P500 is ahead in 34 tests (54%)
there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	4.22
Recency	7 January 2010	14 November 2017
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	18 Watt

NVS 3100M has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Quadro P500, on the other hand, has a 696.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro P500 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

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