Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce 210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce 210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 801 days newer than the cheaper GeForce 210.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 210
- Up to 79% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $35.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Radeon HD 7970 - $2.57 vs $9.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 31 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 36% better in Immortals of Aveum than GeForce 210 - 19 vs 14 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 210 - 3 vs 0 GB
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
FPS
14
73.68421052631578%
Value, $/FPS
$2.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$35.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $35.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 309973 minutes ago
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
19
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.21/FPS
27.904451682953308%
Price, $
$175
20%
FPS Winner
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 309974 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
Pixel Fillrate
2.08 GPixel/s
7.027027027027027%
Texel Fillrate
4.16 GTexel/s
3.5135135135135136%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce 210 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2009 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
GeForce 200 | Generation | Southern Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
0.5 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
6.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
520 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |