NVS 315 vs Quadro P5000

Place in performance ranking	160	1084
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	10.01	0.02
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP104	GF119
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 October 2016 (7 years ago)	10 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$159
Current price	$1270 (0.5x MSRP)	$213 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P5000 has 49950% better value for money than NVS 315.

Detailed Specifications

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 cores	2048	48
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	523 MHz
Boost clock speed	1733 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	277.3	4.184
Floating-point performance	8,873 gflops	100.4 gflops

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	9016 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	14 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort	1x DMS-59
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro P5000 32.05
+3501%

NVS 315 0.89

Quadro P5000 outperforms NVS 315 by 3501% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

Quadro P5000 12406
+3486%

NVS 315 346

Quadro P5000 outperforms NVS 315 by 3486% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro P5000 49641
+5522%

NVS 315 883

Quadro P5000 outperforms NVS 315 by 5522% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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:

Full HD	95 +4650%	2−3 −4650%
4K	41 +4000%	1−2 −4000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60
+5400%

1−2

−5400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +5500%	1−2 −5500%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +4800%	2−3 −4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +4200%	2−3 −4200%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +4050%	2−3 −4050%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +3950%	2−3 −3950%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +5000%	2−3 −5000%
Hitman 3	100−105 +4900%	2−3 −4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +3600%	2−3 −3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +6000%	1−2 −6000%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +5500%	1−2 −5500%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +4800%	2−3 −4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	85−90 +4200%	2−3 −4200%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +4050%	2−3 −4050%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +3950%	2−3 −3950%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +5000%	2−3 −5000%
Hitman 3	100−105 +4900%	2−3 −4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +5500%	1−2 −5500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70−75 +3600%	2−3 −3600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	98 +4800%	2−3 −4800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +6000%	1−2 −6000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +5900%	1−2 −5900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +5500%	1−2 −5500%
Battlefield 5	95−100 +4800%	2−3 −4800%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +5400%	1−2 −5400%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +4050%	2−3 −4050%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +3950%	2−3 −3950%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +5000%	2−3 −5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +6000%	1−2 −6000%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Hitman 3	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +4300%	1−2 −4300%
Metro Exodus	30−35	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +4500%	1−2 −4500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35	0−1
Battlefield 5	70−75 +6900%	1−2 −6900%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	0−1
Far Cry 5	55−60 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6600%	1−2 −6600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	0−1
Hitman 3	30−35	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	0−1
Metro Exodus	21−24	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	0−1
Battlefield 5	35−40 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10	0−1
Far Cry 5	27−30	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	0−1

This is how Quadro P5000 and NVS 315 compete in popular games:

Quadro P5000 is 4650% faster than NVS 315 in 1080p
Quadro P5000 is 4000% faster than NVS 315 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	32.05	0.89
Recency	1 October 2016	10 March 2013
Cost	$2499	$159
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	19 Watt