I’m not sure what you’re asking here.
There were no NVS 510 video cards with GDDR3, only DDR3. Get the performance out of it? These were workstation cards, designed to push to multiple monitors up to 2560x1440 at up to 144Hz. Most common use was 1920x1080 at 144Hz. DisplayPort 1.2.
If someone somehow repopulated the board with GDDR3, it wouldn’t make any difference, as the clock speeds on the board in 128 lanes wouldn’t transfer the data any faster.
Modern use of these outdated GPUs are for use as home media centers. In ‘gaming’ applications, you’re talking about a card that benchmarks in the 3-4 frames per second category. It’s a GT 640 that’s been crippled by having half of the shaders disabled. You can run up to 8 monitors with text, 4 monitors with (mostly) static displays, 2 monitors with video feed up to Blu-ray spec, and I’ve heard, but personally never seen one drive a 4k monitor at 3840x2160 60Hz.
So suitability entirely depends on what you’re using them for. If you’re driving 4 menu boards at a restaurant, great choice. One 2k home HTPC for mostly driving streaming services? Again, great choice. 4k video, not a good choice.
Thanks, yeah, the problem was that some spec sheets actually did specify GDDR3, and that really threw me for a curve.
As noted just above, I can only get the GT 510 to drive my 4k monitor at 3840x2160 / 30Hz.* But, that’s sufficient. And, should I want to watch a movie, Blu-Ray quality on a 43” screen is ok.
*Maybe the “60 Hz” came from Dell’s spec sheet only - Hahaha.