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NVIDIA NVS 300

Graphics Processor
GT218S
Cores
16
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
Memory Size
512 MB
Memory Type
DDR3
Bus Width
64 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The NVS 300 was a mid-range professional graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on January 8th, 2011. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the GT218S graphics processor, in its GT218-670-B1 variant, the card supports DirectX 11.1. Even though it supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_1, which can be problematic with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles. The GT218S graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 57 mm² and 260 million transistors. It features 16 shading units, 8 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 512 MB DDR3 memory with the NVS 300, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 520 MHz, memory is running at 790 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA NVS 300 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 18 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DMS-59. NVS 300 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 145 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 109 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
GT218S
GPU Variant
GT218-670-B1
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
40 nm
Transistors
260 million
Density
4.6M / mm²
Die Size
57 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-533

Graphics Card

Release Date
Jan 8th, 2011
Generation
NVS
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
109 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Reviews
26 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
100%
NVS 300
100%
GeForce 9400 GT
128%
Radeon HD 4550
158%
Radeon HD 5450
202%
Radeon HD 6450
237%
GeForce GT 520
251%
GeForce GT 220
310%
GeForce GT 430
405%
Radeon HD 5570
410%
Radeon HD 4670
446%
GeForce GT 440
470%
GeForce GT 240
480%
GeForce 9600 GT
551%
Radeon HD 5670
586%
GeForce GT 640
628%
GeForce 9800 GT
649%
Radeon HD 6670
675%
Radeon HD 4830
697%
Radeon HD 4770
744%
Radeon HD 4850
784%
GeForce GTS 250
802%
GeForce GTS 450
826%
Radeon HD 5750
855%
Radeon HD 7750
976%
Radeon HD 5770
984%
GeForce GTX 260
1001%
Radeon HD 4870
1013%
Radeon Vega 8
1016%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
1026%
GeForce GTX 650
1035%
Radeon HD 5830
1095%
Radeon HD 6790
1152%
Radeon HD 4890
1171%
GeForce GTX 460
1215%
Radeon RX Vega 11
1223%
GeForce GT 1030
1236%
GeForce GTX 275
1247%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
1251%
GeForce GTX 280
1253%
GeForce GTX 465
1278%
Radeon HD 6850
1339%
GeForce GTX 285
1365%
Radeon HD 5850
1464%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
1491%
Radeon HD 7790
1491%
Radeon RX 550
1555%
GeForce GTX 470
1558%
Radeon HD 6870
1615%
Radeon HD 5870
1722%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
1777%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
1786%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
1818%
Radeon HD 6950
1827%
GeForce GTX 295
1891%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
1914%
Radeon HD 7850
1928%
GeForce GTX 480
1962%
Radeon HD 6970
2053%
Radeon R7 265
2093%
Radeon RX 460
2126%
Radeon R7 370
2126%
GeForce GTX 660
2134%
GeForce GTX 570
2140%
Radeon RX 560
2176%
GeForce GTX 950
2310%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
2331%
Radeon R9 270X
2387%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
2417%
GeForce GTX 580
2428%
GeForce GTX 1050
2447%
Radeon HD 7950
2453%
GeForce GTX 1630
2499%
Radeon HD 5970
2501%
GeForce GTX 760
2571%
GeForce GTX 670
2767%
GeForce GTX 960
2840%
Radeon R9 380
2912%
Radeon R9 285
2929%
Radeon HD 7970
2959%
GeForce GTX 680
2990%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
3059%
GeForce GTX 770
3139%
Radeon HD 6990
3212%
Radeon R9 280X
3288%
GeForce GTX 590
3335%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
3338%
GeForce GTX 780
3697%
Arc A380
3703%
Radeon RX 6400
3752%
GeForce GTX 1650
3829%
Radeon RX 470
4068%
Radeon R9 290
4125%
Radeon RX 570
4347%
Radeon R9 390
4400%
Radeon R9 290X
4424%
GeForce GTX 970
4483%
GeForce GTX TITAN
4543%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
4604%
Radeon R9 390X
4669%
Radeon HD 7990
4689%
Radeon RX 480
4712%
GeForce GTX 690
4752%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
4880%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
4947%
Radeon RX 580
5007%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
5046%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
5089%
GeForce GTX 980
5111%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
5155%
Radeon R9 FURY
5177%
Radeon RX 590
5408%
Radeon R9 295X2
5695%
GeForce GTX 1660
5726%
Radeon R9 FURY X
5793%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
5891%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
6044%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
6226%
GeForce GTX 1070
6573%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
6573%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
6680%
Radeon RX Vega 56
6998%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
7422%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
7533%
Radeon RX Vega 64
7634%
GeForce GTX 1080
7740%
GeForce RTX 2060
7740%
Radeon RX 5700
8058%
Arc A580
8076%
Radeon RX 6600
8412%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
8695%
GeForce RTX 2070
8808%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
8815%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
8988%
Arc A750
9281%
Radeon VII
9330%
TITAN X Pascal
9572%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
9670%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
9861%
Arc A770
9959%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
9967%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
10484%
Radeon RX 7600
10600%
GeForce RTX 4060
10650%
GeForce RTX 2080
10721%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
10938%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
11240%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
11514%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
11919%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
12651%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
12789%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
12884%
GeForce RTX 3070
13484%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
14428%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
14580%
Radeon RX 6800
14863%
GeForce RTX 4070
16469%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
16882%
GeForce RTX 3080
17524%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
17699%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
18191%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
19104%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
19469%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
19630%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
19654%
GeForce RTX 3090
19999%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
20503%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
22399%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
23003%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
23201%
GeForce RTX 4080
26045%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
26436%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
26687%
GeForce RTX 4090
32721%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
520 MHz
Shader Clock
1230 MHz
Memory Clock
790 MHz
1580 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
512 MB
Memory Type
DDR3
Memory Bus
64 bit
Bandwidth
12.64 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
16
TMUs
8
ROPs
4
SM Count
2
L2 Cache
32 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
2.080 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
4.160 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
39.36 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
145 mm
5.7 inches
TDP
18 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DMS-59
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
P1035

Graphics Features

DirectX
11.1 (10_1)
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
1.2
Shader Model
4.1

GT218S GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP4
VDPAU: Feature Set C

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 185.81 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 340.52
Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 307.83 (Notebooks)
GeForce Release 342.01
Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01)
Tesla Release 258.96

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10:
GeForce Release 342.01
Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01)
Tesla Release 258.96
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