Quadro NVS 510M vs Quadro4 980 XGL

Place in the ranking	1506	1199
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.22
Architecture	Kelvin (2001−2003)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	NV28 A2	G71
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 November 2002 (22 years ago)	21 August 2006 (18 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.

Core clock speed	300 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	36 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.400	10.80
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	8	24

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).

Interface	AGP 8x	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	325 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	10.4 GB/s	19.2 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	8.1	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	1.3	2.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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.

Quadro4 980 XGL 0.01

NVS 510M 0.62
+6100%

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.

Quadro4 980 XGL 5

NVS 510M 238
+4660%

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	0.01	0.62
Recency	12 November 2002	21 August 2006
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	150 nm	90 nm

NVS 510M has a 6100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro NVS 510M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro4 980 XGL in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro4 980 XGL is a workstation card while Quadro NVS 510M is a mobile workstation one.

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