GeForce G210 OEM Rev. 2 vs Quadro FX 1400
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1386 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV41 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 August 2004 (21 years ago) | 24 August 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 31 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.200 | 4.712 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.04486 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 August 2004 | 24 August 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 31 Watt |
G210 OEM Rev. 2 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 77.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1400 and GeForce G210 OEM Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 1400 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce G210 OEM Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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