GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GT 340 1GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GT 340 1GB, which features a core clock speed of 550 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 850 MHz. It also features a 128-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It features 96 SPUs, 32 Texture Address Units, and 8 Raster Operation 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 should perform a lot faster than 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 is a lot (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 using a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GT 340 1GB is a better choice, by a large margin. (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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output 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.