Radeon R5 M315 vs GeForce GT 650M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R5 M315, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 650M SLI
2012
2x2 GB GDDR5
4.66
+298%

650M SLI outperforms R5 M315 by a whopping 298% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6901101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameN13E-GEMeso
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (13 years ago)5 May 2015 (10 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 cores768384
Compute unitsno data5
Core clock speed790 MHz970 MHz
Boost clock speed835 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rateno data23.28
Floating-point processing powerno data0.745 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24
L1 Cacheno data96 KB
L2 Cacheno data128 KB

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 amount2x2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Optimus+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11DirectX® 12
Shader Modelno data6.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantle-+
CUDA+-

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:

900p79
+339%
18−20
−339%
Full HD50
+317%
12−14
−317%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Escape from Tarkov 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Fortnite 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Valorant 55−60
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 139
+396%
27−30
−396%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Escape from Tarkov 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Fortnite 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Valorant 55−60
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Escape from Tarkov 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Valorant 55−60
+78.8%
30−35
−78.8%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+414%
7−8
−414%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Valorant 50−55
+2450%
2−3
−2450%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Valorant 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 16−18 0−1
Escape from Tarkov 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how GT 650M SLI and R5 M315 compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is 339% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M SLI is 317% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 2450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GT 650M SLI surpassed R5 M315 in all 46 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.66 1.17
Recency 22 March 2012 5 May 2015

GT 650M SLI has a 298.3% higher aggregate performance score.

R5 M315, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The GeForce GT 650M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.

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