NVIDIA GeForce 315 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT215 | GP106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT215-450-A2 | GP106-350-K3-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 4,400 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 200 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 28th, 2011 | Dec 26th, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 300 | GeForce 10 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 20 |
| Reviews | — | 117 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 506 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1012 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1506 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1709 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 5 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 160 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.600 GB/s | 160.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 1280 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 80 |
| ROPs | 4 | 40 |
| SM count | 6 | 10 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 1280 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 48 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.024 GPixel/s | 68.36 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.096 GTexel/s | 136.7 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 97.15 GFLOPS | 4.375 TFLOPS |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 68.36 GFLOPS (1:64) |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 136.7 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 250 mm 9.8 inches |
| TDP | 33 W | 120 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P680 | PG410 SKU 20 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 6.4 |
