GeForce4 MX 440-8x vs GeForce 210

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1326not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.66no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGT218NV18 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)25 September 2002 (22 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 cores16no data
Core clock speed589 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors260 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30.5 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.1601.100
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPSno data
ROPs42
TMUs84

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length168 mmno data
Height2.731" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.0 GB/s2 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDVIVGADisplayPort1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)8.0
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.11.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2009 25 September 2002
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 150 nm

GeForce 210 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 210 and GeForce4 MX 440-8x. We've got no test results to judge.


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