Intel HD Graphics 2000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 2000 and NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

Intel HD Graphics 2000

NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 79% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 475 MHz
223.7x more texture fill rate: 850 MTexel / s vs 3.8 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm

Launch date	5 January 2011 vs 12 October 2009
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 475 MHz
Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s vs 3.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI

2.7x more pipelines: 16 vs 6
3.5x better floating-point performance: 35.2 gflops vs 10.2 gflops

Pipelines	16 vs 6
Floating-point performance	35.2 gflops vs 10.2 gflops

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI

Name	Intel HD Graphics 2000	NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1039
PassMark - G2D Mark	456
PassMark - G3D Mark	213

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 2000	NVIDIA GeForce 210 PCI
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT1	GT216
Launch date	5 January 2011	12 October 2009
Place in performance rating	718	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	475 MHz
Floating-point performance	10.2 gflops	35.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	6	16
Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s	3.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	189 million	486 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		31 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCI
Length		145 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	3.1	3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		6.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		DDR2