NVIDIA NVS 315 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 315 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 315

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 23 Watt
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 1750 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 180 vs 172
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 942 vs 719
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1382 vs 690
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 942 vs 719
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1382 vs 690
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 March 2013 vs 3 September 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 23 Watt
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 180 vs 172
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 942 vs 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1382 vs 690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 942 vs 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1382 vs 690

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

  • 2.1x more core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 523 MHz
  • Around 60% higher texture fill rate: 6.7 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 215.04 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 521 vs 318
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1875 vs 882
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.184 vs 3.025
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 172.058 vs 79.479
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.459 vs 0.217
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.145 vs 4.705
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 13.944 vs 6.573
  • Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 859 vs 465
  • Around 85% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 859 vs 465
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1120 MHz vs 523 MHz
Texture fill rate 6.7 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Pipelines 96 vs 48
Floating-point performance 215.04 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 521 vs 318
Geekbench - OpenCL 1875 vs 882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.184 vs 3.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 172.058 vs 79.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.459 vs 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.145 vs 4.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.944 vs 6.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 859 vs 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 859 vs 465

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 315
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
318
521
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
180
172
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
882
1875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.025
4.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.479
172.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.217
0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.705
8.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.573
13.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465
859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
942
719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1382
690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465
859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
942
719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1382
690
Name NVIDIA NVS 315 NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M
PassMark - G3D Mark 318 521
PassMark - G2D Mark 180 172
Geekbench - OpenCL 882 1875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.025 4.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 79.479 172.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.217 0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.705 8.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.573 13.944
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 465 859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 942 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1382 690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 465 859
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 942 719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1382 690

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA NVS 315 NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 Fermi
Code name GF119 GF108
Launch date 10 March 2013 3 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $159
Place in performance rating 1569 1572
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 523 MHz 1120 MHz
Floating-point performance 100.4 gflops 215.04 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 48 96
Texture fill rate 4.184 GTexel / s 6.7 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt 23 Watt
Transistor count 292 million 585 million
CUDA cores 96

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DMS-59 No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14 GB / s 25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus