ATI Radeon HD 4650 vs NVS 315

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 315 with Radeon HD 4650, including specs and performance data.

NVS 315
2013
1 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
0.90
+42.9%

NVS 315 outperforms ATI HD 4650 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11261195
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Power efficiency3.250.90
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGF119RV730
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 March 2013 (11 years ago)10 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48320
Core clock speed523 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors292 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate4.18419.20
Floating-point processing power0.1004 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs832

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 mm193 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed875 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth14 GB/s22.4 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-592x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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 315 0.90
+42.9%
ATI HD 4650 0.63

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 315 346
+42.4%
ATI HD 4650 243

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 0.63
Recency 10 March 2013 10 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 48 Watt

NVS 315 has a 42.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 152.6% lower power consumption.

The NVS 315 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4650 in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 315 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 4650 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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