GeForce 315 OEM vs Quadro 5000M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 610 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Fermi | GT216 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 July 2010 (14 years ago) | 31 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 405 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.20 | 7.600 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.5184 gflops | 0.1056 gflops |
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 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1580 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 12.64 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 July 2010 | 31 March 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 33 Watt |
Quadro 5000M has an age advantage of 3 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
315 OEM, on the other hand, has 203% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 5000M and GeForce 315 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 5000M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 315 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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