GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GTX 560

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 560, which features a core clock speed of 810 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1001 MHz. It also uses a 256-bit memory bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 336 SPUs, 56 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce GTX 560		150 Watts
	Difference: 119 Watts (384%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 560 should in theory be a lot superior to the GeForce GT 210 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560		128128 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 115328 (901%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 should be much (more or less 863%) better at AF than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560		45360 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 40648 (863%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 560 is much (approximately 1000%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GT 210, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 560		25920 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 23564 (1000%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.