Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8510G

Place in the ranking	1123	214
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.87	22.61
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Devastator	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 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 cores	384	2304
Core clock speed	554 MHz	945 MHz
Boost clock speed	720 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	1,303 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.28	198.7
Floating-point processing power	0.553 TFLOPS	6.359 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16

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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	6 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	448.0 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	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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.

HD 8510G 0.95

RTX 3000 Mobile 26.31
+2669%

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.

HD 8510G 365

RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+2672%

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	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
4K	3−4 −2833%	88 +2833%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Elden Ring	1−2 −8600%	85−90 +8600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −850%	55−60 +850%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Elden Ring	1−2 −8600%	85−90 +8600%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −856%	86 +856%
Fortnite	3−4 −4233%	130−140 +4233%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −900%	110 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −850%	55−60 +850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1333%	85−90 +1333%
World of Tanks	21−24 −1043%	260−270 +1043%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 −600%	45−50 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −778%	75−80 +778%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1363%	110−120 +1363%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1373%	160−170 +1373%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −3400%	170−180 +3400%
World of Tanks	4−5 −4225%	170−180 +4225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1460%	75−80 +1460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Valorant	6−7 −1100%	70−75 +1100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −207%	45−50 +207%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −207%	45−50 +207%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −3950%	80−85 +3950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	16−18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −207%	45−50 +207%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2700%	27−30 +2700%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Dota 2	14−16 −487%	88 +487%
Far Cry 5	0−1	35−40
Valorant	1−2 −3400%	35−40 +3400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Dota 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	43 +0%	43 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Dota 2	121 +0%	121 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Elden Ring	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Elden Ring	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

This is how HD 8510G and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is 3333% faster in 1080p
RTX 3000 Mobile is 2833% faster in 4K

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

in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 8600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is ahead in 36 tests (59%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.95	26.31
Recency	23 May 2013	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	32 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

HD 8510G has 128.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2669.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8510G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8510G is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile 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.