GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GTX 950

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 950, which has GPU core speed of 1024 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 1652 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce GTX 950		90 Watts
	Difference: 59 Watts (190%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 950 should be much faster than the GeForce GT 210 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950		105728 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 92928 (726%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 950 will be much (approximately 943%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950		49152 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 44440 (943%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 950 is superior to the GeForce GT 210, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 950		32768 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 30412 (1291%)

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 max amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.