Quadro FX 380 vs NVS 315

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking1083not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.02no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF119G96
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 March 2013 (11 years old)30 March 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $129
Current price$213 (1.3x MSRP)$38 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4816
Core clock speed523 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors292 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt34 Watt
Texture fill rate4.1843.600
Floating-point performance100.4 gflops35.2 gflops

Size and 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 mm198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth14 GB/s22.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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-592x DVI

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.11.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

NVS 315 346
+120%
FX 380 157

NVS 315 outperforms Quadro FX 380 by 120% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 10 March 2013 30 March 2009
Cost $159 $129
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 34 Watt

We couldn't decide between NVS 315 and Quadro FX 380. We've got no test results to judge.


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