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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
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 640x480
- 1280x720
- 1366x768
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.
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
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
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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