GeForce 210 vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking278not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.15no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameN17E-G1GT218
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 August 2016 (8 years ago)12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $29.49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores128016
CUDA cores128016
Core clock speed1506 MHz589 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,400 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt30.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °C105 °C
Texture fill rate133.64.160
Floating-point performance4.275 gflops0.03936 gflops

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data2.731" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR2
Maximum RAM amount6 GB512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s8.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIDVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor support++
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.53.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 August 2016 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 30 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 210, on the other hand, has 166.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile and GeForce 210. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 210 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
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