NVIDIA NVS 315 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 315 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX 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 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 20 Watt
  • Around 94% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 300 vs 284
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 179 vs 54
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 March 2013 vs 30 May 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt vs 20 Watt
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 300 vs 284
PassMark - G2D Mark 179 vs 54

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

  • Around 72% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 523 MHz
  • Around 72% higher texture fill rate: 7.2 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
  • Around 72% better floating-point performance: 172.8 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
  • Around 69% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1490 vs 882
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.315 vs 3.025
  • Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 122.375 vs 79.479
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.629 vs 4.705
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 15.403 vs 6.573
  • Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 692 vs 465
  • Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1583 vs 942
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1639 vs 1382
  • Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 692 vs 465
  • Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1583 vs 942
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1639 vs 1382
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 900 MHz vs 523 MHz
Texture fill rate 7.2 billion / sec vs 4.184 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 172.8 gflops vs 100.4 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 1490 vs 882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.315 vs 3.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.375 vs 79.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.629 vs 4.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.403 vs 6.573
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 692 vs 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1583 vs 942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1639 vs 1382
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 692 vs 465
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1583 vs 942
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1639 vs 1382

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 315
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
300
284
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
179
54
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
882
1490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.025
3.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.479
122.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.705
7.629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.573
15.403
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465
692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
942
1583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1382
1639
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465
692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
942
1583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1382
1639
Name NVIDIA NVS 315 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX
PassMark - G3D Mark 300 284
PassMark - G2D Mark 179 54
Geekbench - OpenCL 882 1490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.025 3.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 79.479 122.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.705 7.629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.573 15.403
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 465 692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 942 1583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1382 1639
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 465 692
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 942 1583
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1382 1639

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA NVS 315 NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name GF119 GF119
Launch date 10 March 2013 30 May 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $159
Place in performance rating 1570 1572
Type Workstation Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 523 MHz 900 MHz
Floating-point performance 100.4 gflops 172.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 48 48
Texture fill rate 4.184 GTexel / s 7.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt 20 Watt
Transistor count 292 million 292 million
CUDA cores 48

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

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 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus
Verde Drivers