NVS 315 vs NVS 300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 300 and NVS 315, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

NVS 300
2011
512 MB DDR3, 18 Watt
0.31

NVS 315 outperforms NVS 300 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13151126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.010.07
Power efficiency1.183.25
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGT218GF119
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 January 2011 (13 years ago)10 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

NVS 315 has 600% better value for money than NVS 300.

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 cores1648
Core clock speed520 MHz523 MHz
Number of transistors260 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate4.1604.184
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPS0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz875 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.64 GB/s14 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DMS-591x DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.22.1

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.

NVS 300 0.31
NVS 315 0.90
+190%

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.

NVS 300 121
NVS 315 346
+186%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 0.90
Recency 8 January 2011 10 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 19 Watt

NVS 300 has 5.6% lower power consumption.

NVS 315, on the other hand, has a 190.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The NVS 315 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 300 in performance tests.


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