NVIDIA GeForce 315 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT215 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT215-450-A2 | G71-D-H-N-A2 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 196 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 28th, 2011 | Jun 5th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 300 | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 8 |
| Launch price | — | 599 USD |
| Reviews | — | 96 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 506 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1012 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.600 GB/s | 38.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| SM count | 6 | — |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 24 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.024 GPixel/s | 8.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.096 GTexel/s | 12.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 97.15 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 1.000 GVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 229 mm 9 inches |
| TDP | 33 W | 110 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P680 | P502 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
