NVIDIA GeForce 210 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | G86 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT218-300-A2 | NB8M-GS |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 127 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 12th, 2009 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 520 MHz | 400 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1230 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.080 GPixel/s | 1.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.160 GTexel/s | 3.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 39.36 GFLOPS | 25.60 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 31 W | 11 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort1x VGA | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P691, P873 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | May 9th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 8M (8000M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-I |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce Go 7 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9M |
