NVS 315 vs Quadro K2100M

Place in the ranking	735	1137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	0.08
Power efficiency	4.41	3.25
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK106	GF119
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	10 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$84.95	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

K2100M has 688% 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	576	48
Core clock speed	667 MHz	523 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	19 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.02	4.184
Floating-point processing power	0.7684 TFLOPS	0.1004 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	48	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	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 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	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	752 MHz	875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.0 GB/s	14 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 DMS-59
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
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.

K2100M 3.54
+293%

NVS 315 0.90

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.

K2100M 1359
+293%

NVS 315 346

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

K2100M 4570
+418%

NVS 315 882

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

24
+300%

6−7

−300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.54
+649%

26.50

−649%

K2100M has 649% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Fortnite	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Valorant	45−50 +308%	12−14 −308%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	60−65 +336%	14−16 −336%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Dota 2	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Fortnite	18−20 +350%	4−5 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Valorant	45−50 +308%	12−14 −308%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Dota 2	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Valorant	45−50 +308%	12−14 −308%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

18−20

+350%

4−5
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +317%	6−7 −317%
Valorant	30−35 +325%	8−9 −325%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Valorant	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

This is how K2100M and NVS 315 compete in popular games:

K2100M is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.54	0.90
Recency	23 July 2013	10 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	19 Watt

K2100M has a 293.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 315, on the other hand, has 189.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K2100M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 315 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K2100M is a mobile workstation card while NVS 315 is a workstation one.