GeForce Go 6100 vs 210

Place in the ranking	1330	1490
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.69	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	no data
GPU code name	GT218	C51MV
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 October 2009 (15 years ago)	1 February 2006 (19 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	3
Core clock speed	589 MHz	1 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	425 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30.5 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	4.160	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.03936 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	8	no data

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	no data
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	2.731" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	shared Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	8.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DVIVGADisplayPort	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	shared Memory
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GeForce 210 0.31
+675%

Go 6100 0.04

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 210 121
+612%

Go 6100 17

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 31 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.31	0.04
Recency	12 October 2009	1 February 2006
Chip lithography	40 nm	110 nm

GeForce 210 has a 675% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 210 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 210 is a desktop card while GeForce Go 6100 is a notebook one.

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