NVIDIA GeForce 210 Rev. 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | GF110 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT218-325-B1 | GF110-351-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 3,000 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 520 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 12th, 2009 | Mar 24th, 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 600 |
| Launch price | — | 699 USD |
| Reviews | — | 36 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 520 MHz | 608 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1230 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 854 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 164.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| SM count | 2 | 16 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 768 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.080 GPixel/s | 19.46 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.160 GTexel/s | 38.91 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 39.36 GFLOPS | 1,244 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 279 mm 11 inches |
| TDP | 31 W | 365 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 750 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort1x VGA | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| Board number | P691, P873 | P1020 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
