GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GT 340 1GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 340 1GB, which comes with a GPU core clock speed of 550 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 850 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 96 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 8 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce GT 340 1GB		69 Watts
	Difference: 38 Watts (123%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GT 340 1GB should theoretically be a lot superior to the GeForce GT 210 in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 340 1GB		54400 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 41600 (325%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 340 1GB will be a lot (more or less 274%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce GT 340 1GB		17600 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 12888 (274%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GT 340 1GB is the winner, by far. (explain)

GeForce GT 340 1GB		4400 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 2044 (87%)

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 data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.