NVS 315 vs GeForce GTX 580M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 580M SLI with NVS 315, including specs and performance data.

GTX 580M SLI
2011
100 Watt
10.43
+1059%

GTX 580M SLI outperforms NVS 315 by a whopping 1059% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4371126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Power efficiency7.163.25
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN12E-GTX2GF119
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date6 January 2011 (13 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 cores76848
Core clock speed620 MHz523 MHz
Number of transistorsno data292 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rateno data4.184
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14 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 Connectorsno data1x DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-2.1

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:

900p76
+1167%
6−7
−1167%
Full HD89
+1171%
7−8
−1171%
1200p81
+1250%
6−7
−1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data22.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Hitman 3 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+1160%
5−6
−1160%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1

This is how GTX 580M SLI and NVS 315 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 580M SLI is 1167% faster in 900p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 1171% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 580M SLI is 1250% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.43 0.90
Recency 6 January 2011 10 March 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 19 Watt

GTX 580M SLI has a 1058.9% higher aggregate performance score.

NVS 315, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 426.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 580M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 315 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 580M SLI is a notebook card while NVS 315 is a workstation one.


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