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NVIDIA GeForce 315

The NVIDIA GeForce 315 is a graphics card using a 40 nm process. It has 512 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus and a 33 W board power rating. It scores 196 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.

GT218-300-B140 nm

4/10 key specs recorded · 18 facts

Depth: 27 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 4 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

512 MB

64-bit

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

33 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce 315 scores 196 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 24.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,202), measured across 177 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 45.

PassMark G3D Mark

196

Rank #2,202
Faster than 24.5% of 2,658 GPUs
177 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 11.6% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 1 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 0% of 1,602 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 315 averages DirectX 9 7 fps and DirectX 10 1 fps, across 177 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 512 MB

Core clock 475 MHz

Memory clock 1580 MHz

DirectX 10.1

OpenGL 3.3

Max TDP 33 W

First benchmarked 2010-02-28

Samples 177

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 315 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 475 MHz, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2010-02-28. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce 315 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 315M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded

Codename GT218-300-B1

Chip Not recorded

Process node 40 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 315 uses the GT218-300-B1 graphics processor and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

Size 512 MB

Type Not recorded

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 315 is equipped with 512 MB of memory and uses a 64-bit memory bus.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce 315 has a board power rating of 33 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 33 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched Not recorded

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce 300 Series

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 196

PassMark G2D 45

Rank #2,202

Samples 177

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce 315 supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.

DirectX 10.1 (stated by PassMark)

OpenGL 3.3 (stated by PassMark)

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 315. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 315. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 315.