Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVS 315 vs Quadro FX 3700
Price now
75$
Games supported
50%
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 500 MHz
- Max video memory 512 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 523 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1750 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
184$
Games supported
50%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 1020 | 1031 |
| Value for money | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GF119 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 January 2008 (15 years old) | 10 March 2013 (10 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | $159 |
| Current price | $75 (0x MSRP) | $184 (1.2x MSRP) |
Value for money
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 cores | 112 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 523 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 78 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | 4.184 |
| Floating-point performance | 280 gflops | 100.4 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 14 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.1 |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
Quadro FX 3700 outperforms NVS 315 by 8% in Passmark.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of Quadro FX 3700 and NVS 315. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | no data | 12 Mh/s |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 0.95 | 0.88 |
| Recency | 8 January 2008 | 10 March 2013 |
| Cost | $1599 | $159 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 64 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 48 |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 78 Watt | 19 Watt |
Technical City couldn't decide between
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The differences in performance seem too small.
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Competitors of Quadro FX 3700 by AMD
The nearest Quadro FX 3700's AMD equivalent is FirePro V3900, which is faster by 75% and higher by 181 positions in our performance rating.
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Competitors of NVS 315 by AMD
The nearest NVS 315's AMD equivalent is FirePro V3900, which is faster by 89% and higher by 192 positions in our performance rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to NVS 315:
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