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NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 is a graphics card released on May 15, 2012 using a 40 nm process. It has 48 shading units, 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus, a boost clock of 810 MHz and a 29 W board power rating. It scores 339 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

40 nm

7/10 key specs recorded · 26 facts

Depth: 35 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

48cores

Memory

2 GB

DDR3 · 64-bit

Boost clock

n/a

810 MHz base

Board power

29 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 scores 339 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 30.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,040), measured across 5,976 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 135.

PassMark G3D Mark

339

Rank #2,040
Faster than 30.4% of 2,658 GPUs
5,976 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 11.6% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 11.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 3 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 4.2% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 1 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 0% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 169 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 6.2% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 averages DirectX 9 7 fps, DirectX 10 2 fps, DirectX 11 3 fps, DirectX 12 1 fps and GPU Compute 169 ops/s, across 5,976 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe x1, PCI

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 810 MHz

Memory clock 1000,1800 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 29 W

First benchmarked 2012-08-16

Samples 5,976

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 states the PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe x1, PCI interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 810 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-08-16. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GT 610M / GT 620M / GT 710M / GT 720M / GT, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename Not recorded

Chip Not recorded

Process node 40 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Shader configuration

Shading units 48

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 8

Render output units (ROPs) 4

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 has 48 shading units, 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610.

Clock speeds

Base clock 810 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 runs at a base clock of 810 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type DDR3

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 is equipped with 2 GB of DDR3 memory and uses a 64-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 has a board power rating of 29 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe x1, PCI.

Board power (TDP) 29 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe x1, PCI

Market

Launched May 15, 2012

Launch price $49

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GT 600 Series

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 was released on May 15, 2012 and launched at a price of $49.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 339

PassMark G2D 135

Rank #2,040

Samples 5,976

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 610 and (PE) NVIDIA GeForce GT 610.

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce 610; (PE) NVIDIA GeForce GT 610

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 has a board power rating of 29 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 scores 339 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 30.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,040. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 1 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe x1, PCI.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 released and how much did it cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 was released on May 15, 2012 and launched at a price of $49.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 value on the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 record was corrected. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

Codename: ~~PCI "PCI (bus)")~~ cleared (now Not recorded). Rule: Invalid codename removed. bus / process / memory / connector text, not a chip name.

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.