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Since NVIDIA did not send out review samples for the G(T) 200 series last year, we’ve been slowly building up our database of results as cards have arrived from the vendors themselves. We saw the GT 220 late last year, and last month we finally saw the GT 240. Thanks to MSI, today we’ll be looking at the final card in the (G)T 200 series: the GeForce 210. The specific card we’re looking at is MSI’s N210-MD512H.

Like the GT 220, the G210 started life over the summer as an OEM-only card, earning its wings for a public launch in October along-side the GT 220. G210 is based on GT218, the smallest member of NVIDIA’s DirectX 10.1 GPU lineup, built out of 260M transistors and measuring a mere 57mm2 on TSMC’s 40nm process. As a product it replaces NVIDIA’s similar 9400GT, while in terms of pricing it replaces the slower 8400 GS.

Coupled with the GT218 GPU on the G210 is 512MB of DDR2 RAM, using the customary 64bit memory bus. Interestingly, unlike most other entry-level products, the G210 only comes in 1 memory configuration: 512MB. Even more interesting are the DDR2 chips on our MSI card – 4 chips we can’t identify bearing the ATI logo.

Since the G210 is intended to replace the 9400GT, the GPU configuration is basically the same, composed of 16 SPs, 8 TMUs, and 4 ROPs. The clocks are 589MHz for the core, 1402MHz for the shaders, and 500MHz (1000MHz effective) for the RAM. Compared to the GT 220, this gives the G210 around 30% of the shader power, 50% the texture and ROP power, and 27% of the memory bandwidth. All of this consumes 30W under load, and less than 7W when idling.

The G210 is a low-profile card, the only reference card to be that way out of NVIDIA’s entire 200-series lineup. NVIDIA’s reference design (not that anyone quite uses it) is a single-slot card with a similarly wide active cooler. For our MSI card, MSI has forgone that for a passive design, using a single double-wide heatsink. Most G210 cards do use some form of an active cooler, so MSI’s N210 is fairly unique in that regard.

Since the G210 is a low-profile card, the port configurations are as expected: 1 DVI, 1 HDMI or DisplayPort, and then the detachable VGA port. In the case of MSI’s card, they have gone with an HDMI port as the second digital port, while the VGA port can be used on a full-profile bracket or a second bracket in a low-profile case.

Finally, in terms of pricing, the G210 is the ultimate budget card. With the MSI card going for only $30 after rebate, it’s for all practical purposes as cheap as a video card can get. Even the DDR2 version of the Radeon HD 5450 we reviewed last week goes for nearly 50% more. In terms of pricing this makes its competitors the GeForce 8400GS and the DDR2-based Radeon HD 4350, the latter of which is also its closest competitor to in terms of feature parity. It goes without saying that this is the ultimate entry-level card, and performs accordingly.

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GeForce GT210 589MHz 512MB PCI-Express

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SKU:
GCX-N210-C2BX

Manufacturer part number:
N210

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512MB GeForce 210 Graphics Card 589MHz core clock, 667MHz DDR2 64-bit, VGA, DVI, HDMI

Main Features

• Graphics Engine Nvidia GeForce G210
• Interface PCI-Express 2.0
• Memory type DDR2 / SDDR3
• Memory Bus 64-bit
• Direct X support DX 10.1
• Max. Resolution 2560 x 1600
• HDCP & HDTV Yes
• Output DVI+VGA+HDMI

Core/Shader/Mem

• 512MB DDR2 — 589/1402/667 MHz
• 512MB SDDR3 — 589/1402/1066 MHz
• 256MB GDDR3 — 589/1402/1400 MHz

2nd Gen NV Unified Architecture

• Enhanced processor cores deliver 50% more gaming performance over 1st Gen.

NVIDIA® CUDA^TM technology

• Unlocks the power of GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks. Delivers up to 20x performance over traditional CPU’s

Microsoft DirectX 10.1 full support

• DX10.1 w/ full shader model 4.1 deliver graphics realism & film-quality effects.

Nvida PureVideo HD Technology

• Enhanced HDTV support delivers 50% more power & WMV9 1080p support

The concept of Best Value is to offer customers the best value product, sourced from a variety of manufacturers all over the world, in any given category, at any point in time. The products selected for our Best Value range are carefully evaluated in terms of price, performance and manufacturing quality before they make it onto our website. Although certainly a ‘value’ brand, Best Value products are never inferior quality… just superb value for money.

512MB GeForce 210 Graphics Card 589MHz core clock, 667MHz DDR2 64-bit, VGA, DVI, HDMI

Main Features

• Graphics Engine Nvidia GeForce G210
• Interface PCI-Express 2.0
• Memory type DDR2 / SDDR3
• Memory Bus 64-bit
• Direct X support DX 10.1
• Max. Resolution 2560 x 1600
• HDCP & HDTV Yes
• Output DVI+VGA+HDMI

Core/Shader/Mem

• 512MB DDR2 — 589/1402/667 MHz
• 512MB SDDR3 — 589/1402/1066 MHz
• 256MB GDDR3 — 589/1402/1400 MHz

2nd Gen NV Unified Architecture

• Enhanced processor cores deliver 50% more gaming performance over 1st Gen.

NVIDIA® CUDA^TM technology

• Unlocks the power of GPU’s processor cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks. Delivers up to 20x performance over traditional CPU’s

Microsoft DirectX 10. 1 full support

• DX10.1 w/ full shader model 4.1 deliver graphics realism & film-quality effects.

Nvida PureVideo HD Technology

• Enhanced HDTV support delivers 50% more power & WMV9 1080p support

NVIDIA GeForce 210 | GEFORCE-GTX.com

Features
Drivers
Price

The NVIDIA GeForce 210 video card is based on a 40 nm process technology and is based on the GT218-300 (GT218) GPU.
The card supports Directx 10. NVIDIA placed 512 megabytes of DDR3 RAM, which is connected using a 64-bit interface.
The graphics processor runs at 520 MHz. The number of CUDA cores is 16, with a speed of 800 Mbps.

The power consumption of the video card is 31W, and the recommended power supply is 300W.

NVIDIA GeForce 210 supports Microsoft DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.

Specifications for NVIDIA GeForce 210

Memory specifications:
Memory capacity:	512 Mb
Memory type:	DDR3
Memory bus:	64-bit
Memory speed:	800 Mbps
Memory clock:	400MHz
Texture Fill Rate:	8. 3 GTexel/s

Video card dimensions:
Height:	11. 1 cm
Length:	16.76 cm
Width:	1 slot

Please note: the table shows the reference characteristics of the video card, they may vary by different manufacturers.

New drivers for NVIDIA GeForce 210 video card

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Operating system:
Windows 10 64-bit
Release date:
14 December 2016

Version: 9 0055 342. 01 ^WHQL

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Status: Obsolete

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Operating system:
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Release date:
14 December 2016

Version:
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Status: Outdated

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