GeForce 210 PCI vs Go 7800 GTX SLI
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2006) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | G70M | GT216 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (20 years ago) | 12 October 2009 (16 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 cores | 64 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 16 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 440 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 604 Million | 486 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCI |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 550 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | GDDR3 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 September 2005 | 12 October 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 31 Watt |
210 PCI has an age advantage of 4 years, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 319.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI and GeForce 210 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 210 PCI is a desktop one.
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