GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB, which features a clock frequency of 928 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1350 MHz. It also uses a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 768 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		110 Watts
	Difference: 79 Watts (255%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB should in theory be a lot superior to the GeForce GT 210 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		86400 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 73600 (575%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB should be much (approximately 1160%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		59392 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 54680 (1160%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB is much (about 530%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 210, and should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		14848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12492 (530%)

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: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, 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 can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.