GeForce FX 5500 PCI vs NVS 315
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1176 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.33 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 March 2013 (12 years ago) | 17 March 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 523 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 4.184 | 1.080 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1004 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 145 mm | 165 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 875 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
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 | 1x DMS-59 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 March 2013 | 17 March 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
NVS 315 has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between NVS 315 and GeForce FX 5500 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that NVS 315 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX 5500 PCI is a desktop one.
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