NVIDIA GeForce 315M
The Nvidia GeForce 315M is an entry level graphics card for laptops and technically a sligthly lower clocked GeForce 310M. It is also based on the GT218 core that was introduced with the G 210M.
The performance of the 315M is similar to the GeForce 310M / G 210M and therefore located in the entry level class. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.
The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 210M. Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.
As the 315M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).
The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture. Therefore, the shaders have been reworked compared to the old GeForce G110M for an improved performance and battery runtime.
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| GeForce 300M Series | GeForce 320M 32@450MHz GeForce 310M 16@606 / 625MHz GeForce 315M 16@606MHz GeForce 305M 16@525MHz |
| Codename | N11M-GE |
| Architecture | GT2xx |
| Pipelines | 16 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 606 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 1212 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 790 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3, DDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 512 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 |
| Transistors | 260 Million |
| technology | 40 nm |
| Features | DirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, HybridPower |
| Date of Announcement | 01.12.2010 |
Benchmarks
2 benchmarks and specifications
2 benchmarks and specifications
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics cardGame Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 315M graphics card
Samsung RC510-S01DE: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.5 kg
Review » Review Samsung RC510-S01DE Notebook
Samsung RV511-S02: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.4 kg
Review » Review Samsung RV511-S02 Notebook
Lenovo Ideapad V370: Intel Core i7 2620M, 13.3", 1.7 kg
External Review » Lenovo Ideapad V370
Samsung RC508-S01: Intel Core i5 480M, 15.6", 2.6 kg
External Review » Samsung RC508-S01
Samsung RC510-S01DE: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.5 kg
External Review » Samsung RC510-S01DE
Samsung RC510-S03UK: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.5 kg
External Review » Samsung RC510-S03UK
Samsung RC510-S04PL: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.6 kg
External Review » Samsung RC510-S04PL
Samsung RC510-S07DE: Intel Core i5 480M, 15.6", 2.6 kg
External Review » Samsung RC510-S07DE
Samsung RC710-S02UK: Intel Core i5 480M, 17.3", 2.9 kg
External Review » Samsung RC710-S02UK
Samsung RC710-S04DE: Intel Core i5 480M, 17.3", 2.9 kg
External Review » Samsung RC710-S04DE
Samsung RV511-S01: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » Samsung RV511-S01
Samsung RV511-S02: Intel Core i3 380M, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » Samsung RV511-S01
Samsung RV709-S01RS: Intel Pentium P6200, 17.3", 2.7 kg
External Review » Samsung RV709-S01RS
Toshiba Satellite C670-131: Intel Pentium P6200, 17.3", 2.9 kg
External Review » Toshiba Satellite C670-131
