Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU vs GeForce G210 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG96Cno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 May 2009 (16 years ago)31 October 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores1618
Core clock speed550 MHzno data
Number of transistors314 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)31 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.400no data
Floating-point processing power0.0432 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR2LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed504 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8.064 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGAno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)no data
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 May 2009 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU has an age advantage of 14 years, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce G210 OEM and M3 Pro 18-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce G210 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU is a notebook one.

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