PNY Quadro NVS 310 1GB DDR3 workstation
The low-profile design and dual DisplayPort 1.2 outputs support up to two 2560x1600 monitors, making it a practical choice for expanding desktop real estate in compact business systems. Its 512MB of GDDR3 memory and 19.5W maximum power draw ensure silent, passive cooling without auxiliary power connectors. This card is best for office users running spreadsheets, financial terminals, or legacy diagnostic software who need reliable multi-monitor support from a refurbished, half-height PCIe 2.0 card.
GPU Quadro NVS 310
VRAM 1GB DDR3
Memory Bus 64 bit
Class workstation
7 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (100th percentile) 100th
Cons
- Below average ai (2nd percentile)
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)
- Below average rt (2nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Quadro NVS 310 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Class | workstation |
Memory
| VRAM | 512 MB |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
Physical
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.1 kg / 0.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY Quadro NVS 310 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Quadro NVS 310 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 1GB DDR3 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2407 | 2805 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | - | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | workstation | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY Quadro NVS 310 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 2 | 23.8 | 36.4 | 99.5 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.1 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.6 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall6.7
- AI/LLM4
- Budget40.6
- Gaming 4k0.3
- Ray Tracing0
- Workstation13.7
- Gaming 1080p1.5
- Gaming 1440p0.6
- Content Creation10.7
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