GeForce GT 440 OEM vs 210
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1360 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.81 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GT218S | GF106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29.49 | no data |
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 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | 589 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30.5 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 4.160 | 19.44 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03936 TFLOPS | 0.4666 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 384 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).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | 2.731" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 43.2 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 | DVIVGADisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2009 | 11 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
GeForce 210 has 116.7% lower power consumption.
GT 440 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 210 and GeForce GT 440 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
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