Lenovo Quadro NVS 510 2GB GDDR6 workstation
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
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Lenovo Quadro NVS 510 2GB GDDR6 workstation
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EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
The EVGA RTX 3070 is widely praised as a powerful upgrade from older cards like the GTX 1070 or RTX 2060, offering excellent 1440p gaming with high frame rates and quiet, cool operation. Users appreciate the solid build quality and value, especially when purchased at a discounted price. However, some buyers report issues such as coil whine, a dead-on-arrival DisplayPort, or GPU failure after a few months, with one noting that Amazon's 90-day return policy leaves them with a potentially unwarrantied used card. Size is also a concern: the card is large and may not fit in smaller cases or clear certain drive cages.
Pros
- High 1440p performance and frame rates
- Quiet and cool operation
- Solid build quality
- Good value when discounted
- Great upgrade from older GPUs
Cons
- Potential coil whine
- GPU failure after a few months
- Large size may not fit all cases
- Limited warranty on used purchases
- DisplayPort issues on some units
Scores
Specifications
| Lenovo Quadro NVS 510 | EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro NVS 510 | GeForce RTX 3070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Ampere |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 8 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 54★ | 40 |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 55.29999923706055★ | 15.970000267028809 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 27.649999618530273★ | 15.970000267028809 |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 35★ | 220 |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 650 |
| Power Connectors | — | Two available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power dongles |
| Cooler | Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 285★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2.2200000286102295★ |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.10 kg★ | 1.40 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✗ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo Quadro NVS 510 2GB GDDR6 workstation
- Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (71st percentile)
- Strong compute (66th percentile)
- Below average raster (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average efficiency (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average vram (16th percentile)16th %ile
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 8GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile)
Pricing
Lenovo Quadro NVS 510 2GB GDDR6 workstation offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 67 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 38 specs.
