GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GT 340 1GB

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GT 340 1GB, which makes use of a 40 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 550 MHz. The GDDR5 memory works at a speed of 850 MHz on this card. It features 96 SPUs as well as 32 TAUs and 8 Rasterization Operator Units.

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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

In theory, the GeForce GT 340 1GB is 325% quicker than the GeForce GT 210 overall, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

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

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 340 1GB should be quite a bit (about 274%) faster with regards to AF 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 running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GT 340 1GB is superior to the GeForce GT 210, and very much so. (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 maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied 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 video 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 that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.