AMD Radeon R5 235X OEM vs NVIDIA NVS 315
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Caicos | GF119 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Caicos XT (215-0804070) | GF119-825-A1 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 292 million |
| Die size | 67 mm² | 79 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 21st, 2013 | Mar 10th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | — |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | — |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 875 MHz | 523 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 875 MHz 1750 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1046 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.40 GB/s | 14.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 160 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| SM count | — | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.500 GPixel/s | 1.046 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.000 GTexel/s | 4.184 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 280.0 GFLOPS | 100.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 8.368 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| TDP | 18 W | 19 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | None | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
