Specs for Dell #061p37 (Nvidia NVS 510 2GB Video Graphics Card) with GDDR5?

Me | 1/6/2023 | Paul R.

[Paul R.]

Does anyone know if the Dell p/n: 061p37 (Dell Nvidia NVS 510 2GB Video Graphics Card ) was ever made with GDDR5 RAM)? And if so, what are the performance specs? I ran across a seller hawking just such ( p/n: 061p37 with 2GB GDDR5 ) but I can't find specs on it. All I can find is the old GDDR3 version.

???

Thanks in advance!

[Paul R.]

The whole thing is iffy, as the seller has not responded to me (but I'm giving that another day - they may just be busy.) And, sometimes sellers of pulled parts don't really know. Basically, if he doesn't know but there's a decent chance the cards really do have GDDR5 on them, I'd give it a shot. At worst (GDDR3), I could resell the thing at only a few $$ loss...

I've tried asking this on a couple computer forums including Dell's forum - no luck. Nvidia's website is no help. So, I'm takin' a long shot here. :-)

[Dr. Sivana]

That card has hard-wired on board DDR memory. I am doubtful they would upgrade it without changing the part number.

When you are talking a $500 card, you really want to know what you are getting. That is also the area where counterfeits start popping up.

[Gene Eric]

Dell’s forums aren’t timely.

NVidia should have the specs on that card.

What kinda $ are you talking about?

[Dr. Sivana]

Oh, it might just be a $50 card. Just goes to show I don’t know my GPUs. Went with the first hit, which had a bogus picture.

[texas booster]

The NVS 510 chipset was launched in 2012.

So, no GDDR5.

I don’t think that any of the Kepler chips were ever paired with GDDR5.

[texas booster]

Nvidia officially announced the first graphics card using GDDR5X, the Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1080 on May 6, 2016. Later, the second graphics card to use GDDR5X, the Nvidia Titan X on July 21, 2016, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti on February 28, 2017, and Nvidia Titan Xp on April 6, 2017.

Even though GDDR5 existed in 2012, it wasn't cheap enough to use in mass market graphics cards then.

The NVidia 640 is a mass market version of the workstation NVS 510.

[logi_cal869]

According to Dell...

NO.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/pny-technologies-nvidia-nvs-510-dp-dvi-pcie-2gb-4-mini-dp/apd/a6785095/graphic-video-cards

[Paul R.]

Same basic graphics engine, but appears to be a different part number. (Possibly because NIB it comes with different adapters, or because it’s the prior version, or, both?)

[Paul R.]

They can be found used singly for $23. I bought 4 of the GDDR3’s for $17 ea. recently (with shipping included and both full and low profile brackets supplied!), but am intrigued that maybe there’s a GDDR5 version.

[Paul R.]

Well, THAT’s interesting because that spec shows DDR3, and everything I’ve found for the NVS 510 is GDDR3. Huh.

[Paul R.]

Oh - haha - I just went back to the listing and it’s been revised to “GDDR3”. I guess that answers THAT question!

Darn, with 2GB of GDDR5 it would have been a steal @ $23!

[Paul R.]

Yeah, explained that way, it makes sense.

Thx.

[Paul R.]

Interesting though, as one of the other cards I looked at (might have been the GT 710) definitely can be found in GDDR3 and GDDR5 versions. I assume the full part number surely changed, but didn't research it, as these NVS 510's looked more appropriate for my needs (display, not gaming) and are usually cheaper, both as refurbs.

[Paul R.]

Thanks, All!

[Gene Eric]

I do graphics engineering as a profession, and typically get the latest workstation card under $3k. I’ll do this every 5 years.

Evaluating performance is not an easy task. Host capabilities and performance can give the best cards the worst experience. Ultimately, your apps matter most — are you gaming, are you crunching numbers, are you doing graphics...

I get the sense you’re talking about low-risk expenditures, and you’re interested in some technical guidance. While I know a lot about my profession, I can’t keep up with technical specs and capabilities of the h/w. If you’re spending less than $100, I wouldn’t worry about making a potentially bad purchase.

Good luck!

[logi_cal869]

I’m a tech geek, but the whys don’t matter, at least according to your post.

If the true specs are a deal killer, well...

[Paul R.]

What on Earth are you talking about? I am just puzzled that Dell shows DDR3 when the other sources I found show GDDR3 - which should make a performance difference, right?

[Paul R.]

Well, for me, these days, $100 IS a high risk expenditure, at least if there's a significant chance the $100 item will cause me time and grief because I failed to research it!

From my initial foray this last month into graphics cards, you seem spot on (importance of the host, and definitely of the usage). At it's core in my case, I need ability to put up side by side windows containing clean smallish text on a 4k 43" screen. (My little Dell refurb laptop can (8th gen i7 CPU) as it can crank out 4k video resolution @ IIRC 30 Hz.) But none of my SFF desktops can [older I-series CPU's].)

[Paul R.]

cont’d:

At any rate, that Dell spec is interesting because it would seem to indicate that their specific version with “only” DDR3 can still pop 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz out of the DisplayPort, though there’s no indication if it can do that simultaneously from all 4 DP’s. (Seems a stretch, but that’s not a deal killer.)

If the cards shipping to me tomorrow are GDDR3 as spec’d*, then I’m in good shape.

https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/design-visualization/quadro-product-literature/NVS_510_DS_Oct12_NVIDIA_LR.pdf

Maybe Dell left off the “G”?

[Paul R.]

Oops, forgot the “*”:

“*Maybe Dell left off the “G”?”