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NVIDIA GeForce 315M

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M is a graphics card released on January 5, 2011, built on the Tesla architecture. It has 16 shading units, 512 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus, 12.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 606 MHz and a 14 W board power rating. It scores 120 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.

TeslaGT218

8/10 key specs recorded · 27 facts

Depth: 32 recorded fields, 1 PassMark workload

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

16cores

Memory

512 MB

64-bit

Boost clock

n/a

606 MHz base

Board power

14 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M scores 120 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 19.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,345), measured across 354 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 34.

PassMark G3D Mark

120

Rank #2,345
Faster than 19.1% of 2,658 GPUs
354 samples

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

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 5 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 6.5% of 1,675 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 315M averages DirectX 9 5 fps, across 354 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 512 MB

Core clock 606 MHz

Memory clock 1600 MHz

DirectX 10.1

OpenGL 3.3

Max TDP 14 W

First benchmarked 2011-06-01

Samples 354

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 315M states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 606 MHz, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2011-06-01. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Tesla

Codename GT218

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M is based on the Tesla architecture and uses the GT218 graphics processor.

Shader configuration

Shading units 16

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 8

Render output units (ROPs) 4

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M has 16 shading units, 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce 315M. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce 315M.

Clock speeds

Base clock 606 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M runs at a base clock of 606 MHz.

Memory

Size 512 MB

Type Not recorded

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M is equipped with 512 MB of memory, uses a 64-bit memory bus and delivers 12.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M has a board power rating of 14 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 14 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 January 5, 2011

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M was released on January 5, 2011.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 120

PassMark G2D 34

Rank #2,345

Samples 354

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.

DirectX 10.1

OpenGL 3.3

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

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 315M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce 315M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 315M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M has 512 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 315M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M has a board power rating of 14 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 315M?

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M scores 120 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 19.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,345.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 315M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce 315M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce 315M was released on January 5, 2011.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

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Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GT218 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.