Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB vs GeForce 210

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT218GA10B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$29.49 $299

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores161024
Core clock speed589 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors260 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30.5 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.16020.00
Floating-point processing power0.03936 TFLOPS1.28 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs832
Tensor Coresno data32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length168 mmno data
Height2.731" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR2LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1067 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.0 GB/s68.29 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDVIVGADisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 15 Watt

Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 210 and Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 210 is a desktop card while Jetson Orin Nano 8 GB is a notebook one.


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