NVIDIA GeForce 210 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 210 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 210

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 210

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2.5x more core clock speed: 1402 MHz vs 567 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm

Launch date	12 October 2009 vs 4 December 2007
Core clock speed	1402 MHz vs 567 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 30.5 Watt
Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 666 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1023 vs 688
Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1023 vs 688

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 30.5 Watt
Memory clock speed	666 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1023 vs 688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1023 vs 688

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 210
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

688

1023

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

688

1023

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 210	NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI
PassMark - G3D Mark	126
PassMark - G2D Mark	30
Geekbench - OpenCL	2438
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	497
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	497
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	688	1023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	688	1023

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 210	NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS PCI
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GT218	G98
Launch date	12 October 2009	4 December 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$29.49
Place in performance rating	1674	1650
Price now	$32.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	6.81
Technical info
Core clock speed	1402 MHz	567 MHz
CUDA cores	16
Floating-point performance	39.36 gflops	39.36 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	16	16
Texture fill rate	4.16 GTexel / s	4.16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30.5 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	260 million	210 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA, DVIVGADisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Height	2.731" (6.9 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCI
Length	6.60" (16.8 cm)	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	8.0 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	666 MHz
Memory type	GDDR2	DDR3
Technologies
CUDA