GeForce 315M vs GTX 1050 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and GeForce 315M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms 315M by a whopping 3770% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 416 | 1332 |
| Place by popularity | 93 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.66 | 1.48 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GP107B | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1354 MHz | 606 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1493 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 59.72 | 4.848 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.911 TFLOPS | 0.03878 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 73 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 40 | 8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | + | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | 73
+7200%
| 1−2
−7200%
|
| Full HD | 46
+4500%
| 1−2
−4500%
|
| 1440p | 24 | 0−1 |
| 4K | 15 | -0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
| Fortnite | 132
+4300%
|
3−4
−4300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55
+1000%
|
5−6
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Dota 2 | 126
+4100%
|
3−4
−4100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+500%
|
6−7
−500%
|
| Fortnite | 51
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 42
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 41
+583%
|
6−7
−583%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
+680%
|
5−6
−680%
|
| World of Tanks | 160−170
+1242%
|
12−14
−1242%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 37 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 115
+5650%
|
2−3
−5650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
+450%
|
6−7
−450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37
+640%
|
5−6
−640%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 29
+383%
|
6−7
−383%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 39
+3800%
|
1−2
−3800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 11 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 26 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+425%
|
4−5
−425%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 25 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+46.7%
|
14−16
−46.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+46.7%
|
14−16
−46.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 13 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 34
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and GeForce 315M compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Mobile is 7200% faster in 900p
- GTX 1050 Mobile is 4500% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 1242% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 15 tests (47%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (53%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.61 | 0.30 |
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 5 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 14 Watt |
GTX 1050 Mobile has a 3770% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 315M, on the other hand, has 435.7% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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