FireStream 9370 vs GeForce 210 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 640 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.07 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 23 June 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.800 | 66.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0352 TFLOPS | 2.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 147.2 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA | 1x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 September 2009 | 23 June 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 225 Watt |
210 OEM has 625.8% lower power consumption.
FireStream 9370, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 210 OEM and FireStream 9370. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 210 OEM is a desktop graphics card while FireStream 9370 is a workstation one.
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