NVIDIA GeForce 315M vs NVIDIA NVS 5200M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | GF108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N11M-GE | GF108-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 116 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jan 5th, 2011 | Sep 17th, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 300M | NVS Mobile (x200M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 606 MHz | 672 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1212 MHz | 1344 MHz |
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 785 MHz 3.1 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 25.12 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 128 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.424 GPixel/s | 2.688 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.848 GTexel/s | 10.75 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 38.78 GFLOPS | 258.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 21.50 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | 14 W | 25 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
