RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs GeForce 210

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 210 with RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 210
2009
512 MB GDDR2, 30 Watt
0.31

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms 210 by a whopping 32158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13531
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.8026.82
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGT218SGB202
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year 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 cores1614080
Core clock speed589 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors260 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30.5 Watt300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.1601,151
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPS73.69 TFLOPS
ROPs4176
TMUs8440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110
L2 Cache32 KBno 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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Height2.731" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR2GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount512 MB48 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.0 GB/s1.34 TB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsDVIVGADisplayPort4x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA+12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 100.00
+32158%

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 Samples: 6912 135
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Samples: 1 45357
+33498%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 100.00
Recency 12 October 2009 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 48 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 300 Watt

GeForce 210 has 900% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 32158.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 210 is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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