ATI FireGL V5600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 315 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV630 | GT215 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV630 GL | GT215-450-A2 |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 727 million |
| Die size | 153 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 6th, 2007 | Apr 28th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 300 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 599 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 200 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 400 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 506 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1100 MHz 2.2 Gbps effective | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1012 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR4 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 35.20 GB/s | 5.600 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 120 | 48 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Compute units | 3 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| SM count | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.200 GPixel/s | 2.024 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.400 GTexel/s | 8.096 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | 97.15 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 89 W | 33 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Board number | — | P680 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| CUDA | — | 1.2 |
