GeForce 315M vs GTX 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M and GeForce 315M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 860M
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.92
+2540%

GTX 860M outperforms 315M by a whopping 2540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking5221332
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.271.48
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGM107GT218
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 January 2014 (11 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 cores1152 or 64016
Core clock speed797 MHz606 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate43.404.848
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS0.03878 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data73
ROPs164
TMUs408

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GBUp to 512 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHzUp to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s12.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Power managementno data8.0
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.54.1
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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.

GTX 860M 7.92
+2540%
GeForce 315M 0.30

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 860M 3043
+2546%
GeForce 315M 115

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.

GTX 860M 19216
+1633%
GeForce 315M 1109

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:

900p91
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Full HD36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
4K140−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Elden Ring 21−24 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Metro Exodus 21−24 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Valorant 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Dota 2 17 0−1
Elden Ring 21−24 0−1
Far Cry 5 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Fortnite 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Grand Theft Auto V 26 0−1
Metro Exodus 21−24 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+950%
6−7
−950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+380%
5−6
−380%
Valorant 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
World of Tanks 120−130
+900%
12−14
−900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
Dota 2 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+950%
6−7
−950%
Valorant 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10 0−1
Elden Ring 10−11 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
World of Tanks 55−60
+2750%
2−3
−2750%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 0−1
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Valorant 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Elden Ring 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Fortnite 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10 0−1
Valorant 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

This is how GTX 860M and GeForce 315M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M is 2933% faster in 900p
  • GTX 860M is 3500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 860M is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 860M surpassed GeForce 315M in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.92 0.30
Recency 13 January 2014 5 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 14 Watt

GTX 860M has a 2540% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 315M, on the other hand, has 435.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.


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