ATI Radeon X1950 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV570 | GT216 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV570 XL | — |
| Architecture | R500 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 486 million |
| Die size | 230 mm² | 100 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 29th, 2007 | Oct 12th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 200 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 140 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCI |
| Reviews | 144 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 400 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 475 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1100 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.000 GPixel/s | 1.900 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.000 GTexel/s | 3.800 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 35.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 57 W | 31 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Length | — | 145 mm 5.7 inches |
| Board number | — | P623, P626 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| CUDA | — | 1.2 |
