GeForce 315M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with GeForce 315M, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.47
+1723%

RX Vega 11 outperforms 315M by a whopping 1723% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6051327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.901.49
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameRavenGT218
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)5 January 2011 (13 years ago)

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 cores70416
Core clock speed300 MHz606 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate55.044.848
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS0.03878 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data73
ROPs84
TMUs448

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno data
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedUp to 512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedUp to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)4.1
OpenGL4.64.1
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA-+

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.

RX Vega 11 5.47
+1723%
GeForce 315M 0.30

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.

RX Vega 11 2111
+1736%
GeForce 315M 115

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 HD25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
1440p6-0−1
4K110−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 23
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+2125%
4−5
−2125%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+850%
4−5
−850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+1850%
4−5
−1850%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Metro Exodus 12 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+325%
4−5
−325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Far Cry 5 14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+325%
8−9
−325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+275%
4−5
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+71.4%
27−30
−71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how RX Vega 11 and GeForce 315M compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is 2400% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 1067% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX Vega 11 surpassed GeForce 315M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.47 0.30
Recency 10 May 2018 5 January 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 14 Watt

RX Vega 11 has a 1723.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 315M, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while GeForce 315M is a notebook 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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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
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