NVS 3100M vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile with NVS 3100M, including specs and performance data.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
18.23
+3340%

RX 470 Mobile outperforms NVS 3100M by a whopping 3340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3061229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.15no data
Power efficiency14.762.61
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameEllesmereGT218
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)7 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores204816
Core clock speed926 MHz606 MHz
Boost clock speed1074 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate137.54.848
Floating-point processing power4.399 TFLOPS0.04698 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs1288

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s12.64 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-1.2

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Elden Ring 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
Valorant 70−75
+3600%
2−3
−3600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Dota 2 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Elden Ring 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+800%
7−8
−800%
Fortnite 95−100 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+1463%
8−9
−1463%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+760%
5−6
−760%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+1040%
5−6
−1040%
Valorant 70−75
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
World of Tanks 220−230
+1275%
16−18
−1275%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Dota 2 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+800%
7−8
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+1463%
8−9
−1463%
Valorant 70−75
+3600%
2−3
−3600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30 0−1
Elden Ring 30−33 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+5400%
3−4
−5400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 0−1
World of Tanks 120−130
+12400%
1−2
−12400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Valorant 45−50
+820%
5−6
−820%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Elden Ring 12−14 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
Far Cry 5 21−24 0−1
Fortnite 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 0−1
Valorant 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 12400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 470 Mobile surpassed NVS 3100M in all 33 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.23 0.53
Recency 4 August 2016 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 14 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 3339.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 3100M, on the other hand, has 507.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation one.


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