GT215 vs GeForce 820M

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1004not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameN15V-GMGT215
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9696
Core clock speed775 MHzno data
Number of transistors585 million727 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.00no data
Floating-point performance0.24 gflopsno 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 Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-
PureVideo HDno dataVP4

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.2

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

GeForce 820M has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 820M and GT215. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 820M is a notebook card while GT215 is a desktop one.


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