NVS 315 vs ATI Radeon HD 4350
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4350 with NVS 315, including specs and performance data.
NVS 315 outperforms ATI HD 4350 by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1273 | 1144 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.07 |
| Power efficiency | 1.38 | 3.21 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | RV710 | GF119 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 September 2008 (16 years ago) | 10 March 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 80 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 523 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 4.184 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.096 TFLOPS | 0.1004 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 14 GB/s |
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 | 2x DisplayPort | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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.
- Passmark
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.
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 | 7
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 11.36 |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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2−3
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
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8−9
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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2−3
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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6−7
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
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8−9
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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14−16
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| Valorant | 27−30
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55−60
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
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30−33
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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2−3
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
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21−24
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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6−7
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
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8−9
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| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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14−16
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
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10−11
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| Valorant | 27−30
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55−60
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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2−3
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
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21−24
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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6−7
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
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8−9
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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14−16
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
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10−11
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| Valorant | 27−30
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55−60
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
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8−9
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
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6−7
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
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2−3
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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30−33
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| Valorant | 2−3
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4−5
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| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
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6−7
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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4−5
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| Fortnite | 2−3
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4−5
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This is how ATI HD 4350 and NVS 315 compete in popular games:
- NVS 315 is 100% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.35 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 30 September 2008 | 10 March 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 19 Watt |
NVS 315 has a 120% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 5.3% lower power consumption.
The NVS 315 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4350 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4350 is a desktop card while NVS 315 is a workstation one.
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