NVIDIA NVS 315 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF119 | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF119-825-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 278 million |
| Die size | 79 mm² | 196 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 10th, 2013 | May 22nd, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | NVS | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 159 USD | 1,599 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 523 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1046 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 875 MHz 1750 Mbps effective | 660 MHz 1320 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 14.00 GB/s | 42.24 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 20 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| SM count | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 20 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 7 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.046 GPixel/s | 7.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.184 GTexel/s | 9.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 100.4 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 8.368 GFLOPS (1:12) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 787.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | 173 mm 6.8 inches |
| TDP | 19 W | 80 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DMS-59 | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | P455 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
