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NVS
NVS is a business multi-display GPU family, not a single architecture generation. NVIDIA used the NVS branding across desktop, notebook, and low-profile display cards from early Quadro NVS models through later NVS boards.
Quick Facts
- Architecture
- Multiple generations, Celsius to Maxwell
- Launch range
- 2003-2015
- Memory types
- DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR3, System Shared
- Key features
- Business multi-display output, low-profile and OEM card designs, enterprise driver support, and display adapter or bracket variants.
GPU entries by product stack
Desktop and laptop GPUs are listed in product-stack order.
| GPU | Architecture | Launch Date | Shader Processors | Memory | Bus Width | TDP/TBP | Segment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVS 300 | Tesla 2.0 | 2011-01-08 | 16 | 512 MB DDR3 | 64-bit | 17.5 W | Creator |
| NVS 310 | Fermi 2.0 | 2012-06-26 | 48 | 512 MB DDR3 | 64-bit | 19.5 W | Creator |
| NVS 315 | Fermi 2.0 | 2013-03-10 | 48 | 1 GB DDR3 | 64-bit | 19.3 W | Creator |
| NVS 510 | Kepler | 2012-10-23 | 192 | 2 GB DDR3 | 128-bit | 35 W | Creator |
| NVS 810 | Maxwell | 2015-11-04 | 512 | 2 GB DDR3 | 64-bit | 68 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 50 PCI | Celsius | 2005-05-31 | — | 64 MB DDR | 64-bit | 10 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 55 PCI | Rankine | 2005-05-31 | — | 64 MB DDR | 64-bit | 10 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 210S | Curie | 2003-12-22 | — | 0 KB System Shared | — | 11 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 280 AGP | Rankine | 2004-05-25 | — | 64 MB DDR | 128-bit | 13 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 280 PCI | Rankine | 2003-10-28 | — | 64 MB DDR | 64-bit | 13 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 280 PCIe | Rankine | 2004-05-25 | — | 64 MB DDR | 128-bit | 13 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 280 SD | Celsius | 2005-05-31 | — | 64 MB DDR | 64-bit | 10 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 285 | Curie | 2006-06-06 | — | 128 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 18 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 290 | Tesla | 2007-10-04 | 16 | 256 MB DDR2 | 64-bit | 21 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 295 | Tesla | 2009-05-07 | 8 | 256 MB GDDR3 | 64-bit | 23 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 420 | Tesla | 2009-01-20 | 8 | 256 MB GDDR3 | 64-bit | 40 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 440 PCIe x1 | Curie | 2006-02-14 | — | 128 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 31 W | Creator |
| Quadro NVS 440 PCIe x16 | Curie | 2006-02-14 | — | 128 MB GDDR3 | 128-bit | 31 W | Creator |
Series Notes
What this series is known for
Business multi-display output, low-profile and OEM card designs, enterprise driver support, and display adapter or bracket variants.