ATI FireGL V5200 vs NVIDIA GeForce 315M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV530 | GT218 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV530 GL | N11M-GE |
| Architecture | R500 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 260 million |
| Die size | 150 mm² | 57 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2005 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 606 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1212 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 2.424 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 750.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.400 GTexel/s | 4.848 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 38.78 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 35 W | 14 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | A671-31 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| CUDA | — | 1.2 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 5th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 300M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 2 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 200M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 400M |
