GeForce 305M vs 315M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 315M and GeForce 305M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
305M outperforms 315M by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1385 | 1315 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.47 | 1.96 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
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 cores | 16 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 606 MHz | 525 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.848 | 4.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03878 TFLOPS | 0.0368 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 73 | 55 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 support | PCI-E 2.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | Up to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 11.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | 8.0 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| God of War | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
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4−5
+33.3%
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| God of War | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−4%
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24−27
+4%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−7.7%
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14−16
+7.7%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
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10−11
+11.1%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
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| God of War | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−4%
|
24−27
+4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
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| God of War | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4%
|
24−27
+4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 305M is 33% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 305M performs better in 10 tests (34%)
- there's a draw in 19 tests (66%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 10 January 2010 |
GeForce 315M has an age advantage of 11 months.
GeForce 305M, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce 305M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.
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