GeForce 210 vs Radeon HD 6990

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6990 and GeForce 210, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6990
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
7.19
+2219%

HD 6990 outperforms 210 by a whopping 2219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5671352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.54no data
Power efficiency1.460.76
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameAntillesGT218S
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 March 2011 (14 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $29.49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores1536 ×216
Core clock speed830 MHz589 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt30.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate79.68 ×24.160
Floating-point processing power2.55 TFLOPS ×20.03936 TFLOPS
ROPs32 ×24
TMUs96 ×28

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length295 mm168 mm
Heightno data2.731" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 amount2 GB ×2512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s ×28.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortDVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.1
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 6990 7.19
+2219%
GeForce 210 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6990 3013
+2200%
GeForce 210 131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.19 0.31
Recency 8 March 2011 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 30 Watt

HD 6990 has a 2219.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce 210, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6990 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.

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