PNY Quadro NVS 310 1GB DDR3 workstation
Driving two 30-bit displays at 2560 x 1600 via dual DisplayPort 1.2 outputs, this card relies on 48 CUDA cores and 1GB of DDR3 memory with 14 GB/s bandwidth. Its fanless, low-profile design and included DVI adapters ensure silent, flexible deployment in compact enterprise systems. This is best for IT administrators managing standardized, multi-monitor office workstations where application stability and desktop real estate matter more than 3D performance.
GPU Quadro NVS 310
VRAM 1GB DDR3
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class workstation
15 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average vram (3rd percentile)
- Below average ai (5th percentile)
- Below average rt (6th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (6th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro NVS 310 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 48 |
Power & Cooling
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| Max Displays | 2 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY Quadro NVS 310 | MSI Gaming X RTX 3050 6G | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD | ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A | EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR | Sparkle GUARDIAN SB570G-10GOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro NVS 310 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce RTX 3050 | GeForce GTX 1070 | Arc B570 |
| Vram | 1GB DDR3 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 6GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 | 10GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 1507 | 1477 | 1477 | 1784 | 2660 |
| Tdp W | - | 70 | 81 | 70 | 150 | 170 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 256 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro NVS 310 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 11.7 | 17.9 | 6 | 18.4 | 50.8 |
| MSI Gaming X RTX 3050 6G Compare | 19.3 | 32.3 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 35.4 | 72.8 | 44.4 | 83.4 | 53.1 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N3050WF2OCV2-6GD Compare | 19.3 | 32.3 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 35.4 | 53.5 | 56.8 | 77.2 | 53.1 | 95.4 |
| ZOTAC Twin Edge OC ZT-A30510H-10A Compare | 18.9 | 37.6 | 22.7 | 30.3 | 35.4 | 90 | 56.8 | 93.3 | 70.7 | 25.3 |
| EVGA GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0 08G-P4-5173-KR Compare | 29.8 | 29.1 | 25.7 | 32.8 | 37.3 | 30.3 | 56.8 | 49.3 | 47 | 73.4 |
| Sparkle GUARDIAN SB570G-10GOC Compare | 46.1 | 36.7 | 46 | 34 | 25.7 | 41.1 | 44.4 | 38.1 | 75 | 0 |
Price
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