GeForce 210 vs GTX 560 Ti X2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1351 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.76 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 12 October 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $29.49 |
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 cores | 384 ×2 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 30.5 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 54.40 ×2 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 8 |
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 support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 292 mm | 168 mm |
| Height | no data | 2.731" (6.9 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1002 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.3 GB/s ×2 | 8.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | DVIVGADisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2011 | 12 October 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 30 Watt |
GTX 560 Ti X2 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GeForce 210, on the other hand, has 466.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 Ti X2 and GeForce 210. We've got no test results to judge.
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