MSI GeForce 210 1GB DDR3
The 20W TDP and 146mm low-profile design make this a minimal-power option for basic display output, though its 16 CUDA cores and 589MHz clock yield a PassMark G3D score of just 139. The single-slot form factor with HDMI, DVI, and D-Sub outputs suits legacy office builds, but the 1GB 64-bit DDR3 memory and PCIe 2.0 x16 interface cap it at 1080p desktop use. Best for users needing a cheap output card for older systems or basic office tasks, not for gaming (14.3/100) or AI workloads (3.5/100).
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average compute (0th percentile)
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)
- Below average ai (3rd percentile)
- Below average rt (5th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce 210 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 40 |
Memory
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Bus | 64 |
| Bandwidth | 6.4 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 16 |
| Base Clock | 589 |
| Boost Clock | 589 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 144 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 31 |
| Recommended PSU | 200 |
| Power Connectors | None |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
Physical
| Length | 146 |
| Slot Width | 1 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 10.1 |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce 210 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce 210 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 1GB DDR3 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 589 | 2407 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 31 | 575 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce 210 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 6.6 | 13 | 75.7 | 97.6 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 45 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Usage Scores
- Overall10.2
- AI/LLM2.5
- Budget70.2
- Gaming 4k6.4
- Ray Tracing5.5
- Workstation5.3
- Gaming 1080p12.3
- Gaming 1440p9.6
- Content Creation4.5
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