GeForce 210 vs GTX 1080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce 210, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.61
+11387%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms 210 by a whopping 11387% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1401327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.03no data
Power efficiency16.370.69
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGP104GT218
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $29.49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores256016
Core clock speed1607 MHz589 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt30.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °C105 °C
Texture fill rate283.44.160
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPS0.03936 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs1608

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data2.731" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s500 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s8.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVIDVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor support++
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.53.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA++

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 HD1140−1
1440p700−1
4K56-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.39no data
1440p7.14no data
4K8.93no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 57 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 32 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+16800%
1−2
−16800%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95 0−1
Metro Exodus 89 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 92 0−1
Valorant 156
+15500%
1−2
−15500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 103 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 27 0−1
Dota 2 79 0−1
Far Cry 5 67 0−1
Fortnite 160
+15900%
1−2
−15900%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+16800%
1−2
−16800%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+11800%
1−2
−11800%
Metro Exodus 71 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 118
+11700%
1−2
−11700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 131
+13000%
1−2
−13000%
Valorant 94 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280
+13850%
2−3
−13850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 70−75 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 23 0−1
Dota 2 120
+11900%
1−2
−11900%
Far Cry 5 90−95 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+16800%
1−2
−16800%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 101 0−1
Valorant 137
+13600%
1−2
−13600%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+17400%
1−2
−17400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 32 0−1
World of Tanks 220−230
+22600%
1−2
−22600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14 0−1
Far Cry 5 110−120 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 55−60 0−1
Metro Exodus 74 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65 0−1
Valorant 94 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Dota 2 76 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 76 0−1
Metro Exodus 27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 20 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6 0−1
Dota 2 65−70 0−1
Far Cry 5 50−55 0−1
Fortnite 51 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 55−60 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 30−35 0−1
Valorant 50 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.61 0.31
Recency 15 August 2016 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 30 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 11387.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 210, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 210 is a desktop one.


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