GeForce GT 630 OEM vs NVS 315
Aggregate performance score
We've compared NVS 315 with GeForce GT 630 OEM, including specs and performance data.
GT 630 OEM outperforms NVS 315 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1124 | 942 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.30 | 2.32 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 March 2013 (11 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 523 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.184 | 14.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1004 TFLOPS | 0.336 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 145 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 875 MHz | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14 GB/s | 28.51 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 Connectors | 1x DMS-59 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 3.0 |
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 | 0.90 | 1.66 |
| Recency | 10 March 2013 | 24 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 50 Watt |
NVS 315 has an age advantage of 10 months, and 163.2% lower power consumption.
GT 630 OEM, on the other hand, has a 84.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GT 630 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 315 in performance tests.
Be aware that NVS 315 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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