GeForce 9800 GX2 vs GeForce GT 210

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 210, which features GPU core speed of 589 MHz, and 512 MB of DDR3 memory set to run at 800 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also features 16 SPUs, 8 Texture Address Units, and 4 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce 9800 GX2		197 Watts
	Difference: 166 Watts (535%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce 9800 GX2 should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce GT 210 overall. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GX2		128000 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 115200 (900%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GX2 will be much (more or less 1530%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GX2		76800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 72088 (1530%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce 9800 GX2 should be quite a bit (approximately 715%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce GT 210, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce 9800 GX2		19200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 16844 (715%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 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 processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.