GeForce 210 Rev. 2 vs HD Graphics (Broadwell)
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1194 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 8 Broadwell (2015) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Broadwell GT1 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2015 (11 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 12 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 100 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.03936 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 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 | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | 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 | 5 January 2015 | 12 October 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
HD Graphics (Broadwell) has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 186% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Broadwell) and GeForce 210 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Broadwell) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 210 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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