GeForce 615 vs Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Place in the ranking	990	1026
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.25	1.88
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Stoney Ridge	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 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 cores	192	48
Core clock speed	no data	660 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-45 Watt	49 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	5.280
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.1267 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	4
TMUs	no data	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	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16

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	no data	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	28.8 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 data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	2.1

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

9
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	2 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Fortnite	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
World of Tanks	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Valorant	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	1−2	0−1

This is how R5 (Stoney Ridge) and GeForce 615 compete in popular games:

R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 13% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.47	1.34
Recency	1 June 2016	15 May 2012
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	49 Watt

R5 (Stoney Ridge) has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 308.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) and GeForce 615.

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