GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce 210
9%
9%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
1151%
1151%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 is approximately 1142% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT218S | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 16 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 8 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 4 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 64 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT218S | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GT218-300-A2 | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 260 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 4.6M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 57 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-533 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 12th, 2009 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Launch PriceDifferent | N/A | 149 USD |
| ReviewsDifferent | N/A | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 520 MHz | 840 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1230 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 400 MHz800 Mbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 6.400 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 16 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 8 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 4 | 16 |
| SM CountDifferent | 2 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 32 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 10 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 8 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 2.080 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 4.160 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 39.36 GFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 168 mm6.6 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 31 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 200 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort1x VGA | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P691 SKU 3, P873 SKU 0 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce 210 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 1.2 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.1 | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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