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NVIDIA NVS 315

The NVIDIA NVS 315 is a workstation graphics card released on March 10, 2013, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 1 GB of DDR3 memory, a boost clock of 523 MHz and a 20 W board power rating. It scores 336 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1.

FermiGF119Workstation

6/10 key specs recorded · 23 facts

Depth: 31 recorded fields, 4 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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

Shading units

n/a

Memory

1 GB

DDR3

Boost clock

n/a

523 MHz base

Board power

20 W

Performance

The NVIDIA NVS 315 scores 336 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 30.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,049), measured across 179 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 180.

PassMark G3D Mark

336

Rank #2,049
Faster than 30.2% of 2,658 GPUs
179 samples

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

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 8 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 14.2% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 11.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 2 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 1.2% of 1,430 GPUs

GPU Compute 113 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 3.2% of 1,447 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 NVS 315 averages DirectX 9 8 fps, DirectX 10 2 fps, DirectX 11 2 fps and GPU Compute 113 ops/s, across 179 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Workstation

Bus interface PCI-Express x16

Max memory 1 GB

Memory clock 1800 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 19.5 W

First benchmarked 2014-02-07

Samples 179

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA NVS 315 states the PCI-Express x16 interface, up to 1 GB of memory, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2014-02-07. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF119

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA NVS 315 is based on the Fermi architecture and uses the GF119 graphics processor.

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded

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 NVS 315 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA NVS 315 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 NVS 315.

Clock speeds

Base clock 523 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA NVS 315 runs at a base clock of 523 MHz.

Memory

Size 1 GB

Type DDR3

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA NVS 315 is equipped with 1 GB of DDR3 memory.

Board and power

The NVIDIA NVS 315 has a board power rating of 19.5 W and it connects over PCI-Express x16.

Board power (TDP) 19.5 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 PCI-Express x16

Market

Launched March 10, 2013

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Workstation

Series NVS

The NVIDIA NVS 315 was released on March 10, 2013.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 336

PassMark G2D 180

Rank #2,049

Samples 179

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA NVS 315 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1.

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.1

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

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA NVS 315 have?

The NVIDIA NVS 315 has 1 GB of DDR3 memory.

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

The NVIDIA NVS 315 has a board power rating of 19.5 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA NVS 315?

The NVIDIA NVS 315 scores 336 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 30.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,049.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA NVS 315 use?

The NVIDIA NVS 315 connects over PCI-Express x16.

When was the NVIDIA NVS 315 released?

The NVIDIA NVS 315 was released on March 10, 2013.

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.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF119 -> Fermi. 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.