GeForce 210 vs Radeon HD 8750A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1367 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.82 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Mars | GT218S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 February 2013 (13 years ago) | 12 October 2009 (16 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 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 589 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 30.5 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 14.40 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4608 TFLOPS | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 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).
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Height | no data | 2.731" (6.9 cm) |
| 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 | DDR3 | GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 8.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | DVIVGADisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 February 2013 | 12 October 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 30 Watt |
HD 8750A has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 210, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8750A and GeForce 210. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8750A is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 210 is a desktop one.
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