NVS 315 vs FirePro W4100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4100 and NVS 315, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W4100
2014
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.93
+337%

W4100 outperforms NVS 315 by a whopping 337% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6991126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Power efficiency5.393.25
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGF119
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 August 2014 (10 years ago)10 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores51248
Core clock speed630 MHz523 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate20.164.184
Floating-point processing power0.6451 TFLOPS0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs328

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length171 mm145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Form factorlow profile / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz875 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s14 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort1x DMS-59
Dual-link DVI support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W4100 3.93
+337%
NVS 315 0.90

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W4100 1515
+338%
NVS 315 346

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro W4100 5483
+522%
NVS 315 882

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD16
+433%
3−4
−433%
4K30−1

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data53.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Hitman 3 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Hitman 3 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Hitman 3 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+350%
6−7
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+378%
9−10
−378%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how FirePro W4100 and NVS 315 compete in popular games:

  • FirePro W4100 is 433% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.93 0.90
Recency 13 August 2014 10 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 19 Watt

FirePro W4100 has a 336.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 315, on the other hand, has 163.2% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 315 in performance tests.


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