NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs AMD Radeon R5 M315

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Combined performance score

R5 M315
1.22

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 2892% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1006121
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Value for moneyno data21.00
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameMeso LE (DDR3)Turing TU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 June 2015 (8 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349
Current priceno data$397 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3201920
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed970 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1620 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data175 Watt
Texture fill rate23.28201.6
Floating-point performance745.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R5 M315 and GeForce RTX 2060 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). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212
Shader Model6.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkanno data1.2.131
Mantle+no data
CUDAno data7.5

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.

R5 M315 1.22
RTX 2060 36.50
+2892%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 2892% in our combined 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%

R5 M315 473
RTX 2060 14150
+2892%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 2892% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R5 M315 920
RTX 2060 19338
+2002%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 2002% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R5 M315 5040
RTX 2060 107083
+2025%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 2025% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD4−5
−2925%
121
+2925%
1440p2−3
−3700%
76
+3700%
4K1−2
−4900%
50
+4900%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1400%
135
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 140
Hitman 3 1−2
−11500%
110−120
+11500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−10000%
101
+10000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3300%
102
+3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1429%
107
+1429%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1211%
118
+1211%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 131
Hitman 3 1−2
−11500%
110−120
+11500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−7700%
78
+7700%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3250%
67
+3250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1767%
56
+1767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1271%
96
+1271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3300%
136
+3300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 105
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1725%
73
+1725%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2433%
76
+2433%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1575%
65−70
+1575%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−478%
52
+478%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−980%
50−55
+980%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−3200%
65−70
+3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5000%
50−55
+5000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%
Hitman 3 1−2
−3500%
35−40
+3500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 24

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 28
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1267%
41
+1267%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−740%
42
+740%

This is how R5 M315 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 2925% faster than R5 M315

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 3700% faster than R5 M315

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 4900% faster than R5 M315

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 11500% faster than the R5 M315.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 surpassed R5 M315 in all 29 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.22 36.50
Recency 16 June 2015 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 M315 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 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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