Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVS 315

Place in the ranking	1124	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	84
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	67.89
Power efficiency	3.30	16.72
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF119	Navi 32
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 March 2013 (11 years ago)	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 226200% better value for money than NVS 315.

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	48	3840
Core clock speed	523 MHz	1295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.184	583.2
Floating-point processing power	0.1004 TFLOPS	37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	875 MHz	2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14 GB/s	624.1 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x DMS-59	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.1	-

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.

NVS 315 0.90

RX 7800 XT 63.07
+6908%

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.

NVS 315 346

RX 7800 XT 24329
+6932%

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:

Full HD	3−4 −7167%	218 +7167%
1440p	1−2 −12100%	122 +12100%
4K	1−2 −7200%	73 +7200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	53.00	2.29
1440p	159.00	4.09
4K	159.00	6.84

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

258

+0%

258

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	178 +0%	178 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	222 +0%	222 +0%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	193 +0%	193 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	261 +0%	261 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	181 +0%	181 +0%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 +0%	161 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398 +0%	398 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130 +0%	130 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	158 +0%	158 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	148 +0%	148 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +0%	222 +0%
Hitman 3	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	274 +0%	274 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	340 +0%	340 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200 +0%	200 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	145 +0%	145 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	119 +0%	119 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	124 +0%	124 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	97 +0%	97 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Hitman 3	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	217 +0%	217 +0%
Metro Exodus	148 +0%	148 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	243 +0%	243 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +0%	147 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

+0%

100−110

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 +0%	118 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89 +0%	89 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +0%	72 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +0%	44 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	164 +0%	164 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 +0%	130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	67 +0%	67 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

This is how NVS 315 and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 7167% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 12100% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 7200% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.90	63.07
Recency	10 March 2013	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	263 Watt

NVS 315 has 1284.2% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 6907.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 315 in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 315 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.