Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) vs R5 M315
Aggregated performance score
R5 (Stoney Ridge) outperforms R5 M315 by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1006 | 979 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) |
GPU code name | Meso LE (DDR3) | Stoney Ridge |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 16 June 2015 (8 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (7 years ago) |
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 | 320 | 192 |
Compute units | 5 | no data |
Core clock speed | 970 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,550 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 12-45 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 23.28 | no data |
Floating-point performance | 745.0 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon R5 M315 and Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
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 type | DDR3 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | no 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 |
DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
TrueAudio | - | no data |
ZeroCore | + | no data |
Switchable graphics | 1 | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (FL 12_0) |
Shader Model | 6.0 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
OpenCL | Not Listed | no data |
Mantle | + | no data |
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 (Stoney Ridge) outperforms R5 M315 by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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 outperforms R5 (Stoney Ridge) by 19% 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 outperforms R5 (Stoney Ridge) by 6% 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 HD | 7−8
−14.3%
| 8
+14.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 5 |
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+75%
|
4
−75%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1
−100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how R5 M315 and R5 (Stoney Ridge) compete in popular games:
- R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 14.3% faster than R5 M315 in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 M315 is 100% faster than the R5 (Stoney Ridge).
- in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 33.3% faster than the R5 M315.
All in all, in popular games:
- R5 M315 is ahead in 2 tests (7%)
- R5 (Stoney Ridge) is ahead in 2 tests (7%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (86%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.22 | 1.33 |
Recency | 16 June 2015 | 1 June 2016 |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R5 M315 and Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge).
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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