GeForce GT 210 vs GeForce GTX 480

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 480, which has a clock speed of 700 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 924 MHz. It also features a 384-bit bus, and uses a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 480 SPUs, 60 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 210		31 Watts
GeForce GTX 480		250 Watts
	Difference: 219 Watts (706%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 480 should be 1286% faster than the GeForce GT 210 overall, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 480		177408 MB/sec
GeForce GT 210		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 164608 (1286%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 480 should be quite a bit (about 791%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GT 210. (explain)

GeForce GTX 480		42000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 210		4712 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 37288 (791%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 480 should be quite a bit (about 1326%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GT 210, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 480		33600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 210		2356 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 31244 (1326%)

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 max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can 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 ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called 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, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.