PNY Quadro NVS 310 1GB DDR3 workstation
PNY
24 Overall Score
vs
Sparkle Arc B570 GUARDIAN 10GB GDDR6
Sparkle
41 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY Quadro NVS 310 1GB DDR3 workstation
90 out of 100 low confidence 7 reviews
Most users found this PNY Quadro card to be an excellent, low-power upgrade for basic office or multi-monitor setups. It installs easily, is automatically recognized by Windows 11, and runs quietly—despite one reviewer's general dislike of fans. While not intended for heavy gaming, it reliably adds DisplayPort outputs and works perfectly for non-gaming tasks.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Automatic driver detection in Windows 11
- Low power consumption
- Dual DisplayPort outputs
- Quiet fan operation
Cons
- Fan present (despite being quiet)
- Not suitable for heavy gaming
Ease of installation 4
Driver compatibility 4
Power consumption 2
Fan noise 4
Gaming performance 2
Multi monitor support 2
Sparkle Arc B570 GUARDIAN 10GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Workstation
Content Creation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY Quadro NVS 310 | Sparkle Arc B570 GUARDIAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro NVS 310 | Arc B570 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | Intel |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Xe2-HPG (Battlemage) |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 512 MB | 10 GB★ |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | 48★ | — |
| RT Cores | 54★ | 18 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.29999923706055★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.649999618530273★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 295 | 170★ |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 600 |
| Power Connectors | — | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | 0 | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 | PCI Express 4.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 0 | 1★ |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 2 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 279 | 242★ |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2.200000047683716 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.20 kg★ | 0.80 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| AV1 Encode | ✗ | — |
| DirectX | 11.0 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY Quadro NVS 310 1GB DDR3 workstation
- Strong affordability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average raster (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average vram (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average feature (11th percentile)11th %ile
Sparkle Arc B570 GUARDIAN 10GB GDDR6
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Strong connectivity (75th percentile)
- Below average compute (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average raster (32nd percentile)
- Below average rt (35th percentile)
Pricing
PNY Quadro NVS 310 1GB DDR3 workstation
Sparkle Arc B570 GUARDIAN 10GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Sparkle Arc B570 GUARDIAN
Scores 41 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 36 specs.
