Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce 210

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 210 and Radeon RX 6800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 210
2009
512 MB GDDR2, 30 Watt
0.31

RX 6800 outperforms 210 by a whopping 18029% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking133046
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.23
Power efficiency0.7015.79
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT218Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$29.49 $579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores163840
Core clock speed589 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2105 MHz
Number of transistors260 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30.5 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.160505.2
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs496
TMUs8240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 4.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Height2.731" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsDVIVGADisplayPort1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
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
RX 6800 56.20
+18029%

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
RX 6800 22114
+18176%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−1177
1440p0−199
4K-0−161

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.27
1440pno data5.85
4Kno data9.49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 262
+0%
262
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 186
+0%
186
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 198
+0%
198
+0%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 197
+0%
197
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 232
+0%
232
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 120
+0%
120
+0%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Far Cry 5 186
+0%
186
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210
+0%
210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%
Metro Exodus 147
+0%
147
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 269
+0%
269
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
+0%
132
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 56.20
Recency 12 October 2009 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 250 Watt

GeForce 210 has 733.3% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 18029% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.

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NVIDIA GeForce 210
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