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GeForce 8400 GS 512MB vs GeForce GT 210
Intro
The GeForce 8400 GS 512MB features a GPU core speed of 650 MHz, and the 512 MB of DDR2 RAM is set to run at 400 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also is made up of 16 Stream Processors, 8 Texture Address Units, and 4 ROPs.Compare those specs to the GeForce GT 210, which features core speeds of 589 MHz on the GPU, and 800 MHz on the 512 MB of DDR3 memory. It features 16 SPUs along with 8 TAUs and 4 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GT 210 |
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31 Watts |
| GeForce 8400 GS 512MB |
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40 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Performance-wise, the GeForce GT 210 should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 8400 GS 512MB overall. (explain)
| GeForce GT 210 |
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12800 MB/sec |
| GeForce 8400 GS 512MB |
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6400 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce 8400 GS 512MB will be a bit (approximately 10%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)| GeForce 8400 GS 512MB |
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5200 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GT 210 |
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4712 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce 8400 GS 512MB is the winner, but it probably won't make a huge difference. (explain)| GeForce 8400 GS 512MB |
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2600 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GT 210 |
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2356 Mpixels/sec |
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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
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce 8400 GS 512MB | GeForce GT 210 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | June 2007 | October 2009 |
| Code Name | G86 | GT218 |
| Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Core Speed | 650 MHz | 589 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 40 watts | 31 watts |
| Bandwidth | 6400 MB/sec | 12800 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 5200 Mtexels/sec | 4712 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 2600 Mpixels/sec | 2356 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 16 | 16 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 8 | 8 |
| Render Output Units | 4 | 4 |
| Bus Type | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Bus Width | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Fab Process | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 210 million | 260 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16, PCI | PCIe 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.2 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour 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 reach the maximum fill rate.
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Comments
11 Responses to “GeForce 8400 GS 512MB vs GeForce GT 210”Dentre essas duas prefiro a GeForce 8400 GS, embora eu tenha a 9400 GT 1GB
Don't get either of these, get a Radeon instead.
Se me quemo la 8400 GS y me dieron una Zotac 210 GeForce diciendome que era mejor, me cagaron...
210 is 100x better
have both just cause 2 runs on 8400 9-15 fps in 210 25-30
nfs hp 8600 15-20 fps 210 20-35
"Get a Radeon"... AMD's drivers are nothing short of completely abysmal. Owned Geforce cards for over 10 years without ever an issue - drivers installed perfectly. Bought a budget HD5450 after my 7600GT died (lasted over 5 yrs) and have installed driver updates only for them to not work and each time having to use System Restore (on XP) to revert. I'm stuck with old drivers that came with the card. Photoshop is slow (font switching when cycling through options is lousy). I'd never go back to AMD. Buying a GTX 560 for my new PC over anything AMD offer.
I've never had anything but issues with nVidia cards... to each their own...
The whole nVidia vs. Radeon graphics depends on the processor you have installed. You have an Intel based processor? Pair it with nVidia. You have an AMD processor? Buy Radeon, it's made for AMD processors. If you've had bad experiences with either/or, it's most likely because you had one processor and the other graphics card. Don't be ignorant; know what's under the hood and how it works before you go and start saying this or that is better or worse.
la desvetaja que tenia la 8400 era la memoria ddr2, ahora hay de 1g ddr3 y es mejor que la 210. y lo digo con conocimiento de causa, tengo 2 maquinas un athlon x2 con una 8400gs ddr3 y un core i3 con una 210 y la mayoria de los juegos me corren mejor en el athlon, teniendo en cuenta que la compatibilidad nvidea-amd no es la mejor...
la veerdad, para mi gana la 210, ya que es mas nueva.
por ej, con la geforce 8400gs es del 2007 y puede que tenga mas potencia.
pero la geforce 210 es menos potente (por poco) ademas tiene nuevas caracterizticas y mas rapides.
trae pure video HD por ejemplo.
yo tengo una fuente generica de 450w y un dual core 2.0ghz intel.
la verdad la 8400gs entra bien , y la 210 entra justo.
yo me voy a comprar la 210 ya que es mas compatible con juegos, trae mas memoria y es mas nueva con mejores caracterizticas.
no es lo mismo jugar al battlefield 3 con esa 8400gs que andaria en todo low a 12 fps.
y jugar a 20 fps con la 210
Radeon vrs Nvidia has nothing to do with which processor you have. I have installed AMD Radeon Cards on both systems.
Most of the time when people have problems with Drivers it is because they purchased a "Cheap Brand" video card and need to get the drivers from the manufacture, not from AMD. It is "NOT" AMD's fault when you purchase a cheap card with a custom bios from the manufacture that causes you to need drivers direct.
I've also seen where people need to update the Bios from the manufacturer and never do.