NVIDIA GeForce 210 vs NVIDIA GeForce 505 OEM
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | GT216 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT218-300-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 486 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 100 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 12th, 2009 | Feb 17th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | GeForce 500 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 400 |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 600 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 520 MHz | 615 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1230 MHz | 1031 MHz |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 24 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | 3 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.080 GPixel/s | 4.920 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.160 GTexel/s | 7.380 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 39.36 GFLOPS | 49.49 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 31 W | 25 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort1x VGA | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P691, P873 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
