NVIDIA GeForce 710M vs ATI Radeon HD 3100
NVIDIA GeForce 710M
► remove from comparisonThe NVIDIA GeForce 710M is an entry-level, DirectX 11 compatible graphics card that has been announced in spring 2013. Its core is based on the 28nm GF117 chip (Fermi architecture) with 64-bit DDR3 memory. Compared to the older GT 620M, the 710M is clocked condiderably higher.
Architecture
The GF117 is based on the optimized GF108 Fermi chip (GeForce GT 540M) and offers 96 shaders, 16 TMUs and 4 ROPs. Each shader core is clocked twice as fast as the rest of the graphics chip, a technique known as hot clocking. More detailed information on Fermi can be found on the GT 435M GPU page.
It should be noted that the GF117 does not offer dedicated graphic ports and can therefore only be used in conjunction with Optimus.
The 710M supports GPU Boost 2.0, which can automatically overclock the card if the laptop cooling system allows it. This feature is available on any notebook with a graphics card of the 700M series.
Performance
Depending on the clock rates, the 3D performance of the GeForce 710M is just slightly below the GT 720M, but a bit faster than the GT 620M. In comparison to the competition, the 710M offers a performance similar to the HD Graphics 4400/4600 and Radeon HD 7660G. This places the card in the entry level segment. Current games (as of 2013) will run fluently only in low settings.
Features
The shader cores (also called CUDA cores) can be used for general calculations with APIs such as CUDA, DirectCompute 2.1 and OpenCL. PhysX is theoretically possible, but the 710M is too slow to handle both PhysX and 3D rendering in modern games. 3D Vision is not supported according to Nvidia.
Power consumption
The power consumption of the Geforce 710M should be similar or slightly above the GT 620M. As a result, the GPU is best suited for notebooks 14 inches in size or greater.
ATI Radeon HD 3100
► remove from comparisonThe AMD ATI Radeon HD 3100 (without the Mobility brand) is an onboard graphics card by AMD for the Turion X2 (Ultra) CPUs. It is built in the RS780MC chipset and is basically a HD 3200 with a slower clock speed and some reduced features (some sources say reduced video accelleration). The clock rate and feature set can be different depending on the laptop model. E.g. core clocks of 300 and 350 MHz have been reported by GPU-Z (Hd 3200 up to 500 MHz).
The 3D performance is similar to the HD 3200 one and therefore relatively good for an integrated chipset (much faster than the GMA 4500MHD and a bit beyond the GeForce 9400M). For older or less demanding games the performance may be sufficient.
Using Windows XP, the HD 3200 seems to have problems with current and older drivers, as there is no 2D accelleration. This leads to very slow interactions with windows and scrolling (especially with Firefox as reported in various discussion boards). More information on the topic can be found at Planet 3D Now (de) or the AMD forum.
| NVIDIA GeForce 710M | ATI Radeon HD 3100 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Codename | N14M-GL | RS780MC | |||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Fermi | RV6xx | |||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 96 - unified | 40 - unified | |||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 775 - 800 (Boost) MHz | 350 MHz | |||||||||||||||
| Shader Speed | 1550 - 1600 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | DDR3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB | 512 MB | |||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | yes | |||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 | |||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 55 nm | |||||||||||||||
| Features | PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, Play, Optimus, GPU Boost 2.0 | Avivo HD, Hybrid Graphics Technology, PCI-E 2.0, Vari-Bright (Bildschirmhelligkeit automtisch anpassen), HDCP support, Display Cache | |||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.04.2013 | 01.08.2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 710M
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 710M → 100% n=1
Average Benchmarks ATI Radeon HD 3100 → 14% n=1
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
SimCity
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Fifa 13
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Diablo III
2012
Mass Effect 3
2012
Anno 2070
2011
World in Conflict - Benchmark
2007Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 710M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
| NVIDIA GeForce 710M | ATI Radeon HD 3100 | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Battlefield 4 | 40.1 | 26.5 | 16.5 | |||||||||||
| F1 2013 | 89 | 61 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Saints Row IV | 38.9 | 30.6 | 11.8 | |||||||||||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 18.7 | 14.7 | 8.1 | |||||||||||
| GRID 2 | 91 | 53 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Metro: Last Light | 26 | |||||||||||||
| BioShock Infinite | 53 | 30 | 25 | |||||||||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 197.3 | 58.2 | 28.8 | |||||||||||
| SimCity | 58.8 | 14.8 | 12.5 | |||||||||||
| Tomb Raider | 68 | 34 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Dead Space 3 | 95.8 | 43.9 | 33.8 | |||||||||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 37.9 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 38 | 25 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Fifa 13 | 195 | 142 | 127 | |||||||||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 53.6 | 39.6 | 16.1 | |||||||||||
| Diablo III | 84.8 | 60.7 | 52.9 | |||||||||||
| Mass Effect 3 | 44 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Anno 2070 | 88.8 | 36.25 | 22.17 | |||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 40.2 | 28.5 | ||||||||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce 710M | ATI Radeon HD 3100 | |||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 9 6 2 | 6 8 2 1 | 11 4 1 | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | | | | | | |
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