NVIDIA GeForce 315 OEM vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT215 | G96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT215-450-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 28th, 2011 | Mar 30th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 300 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Launch price | — | 129 USD |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 506 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1012 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Memory clock | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.600 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 6 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.024 GPixel/s | 3.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.096 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 97.15 GFLOPS | 35.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| TDP | 33 W | 34 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P680 | P977 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
