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).
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 | HP 20X24AA | Sapphire PULSE 11265-05-20G | XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 | Kelinx RX 580 | VBESTLIFE VBESTLIFE7hg3siqazp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce 210 | RTX A4000 | Radeon RX 580 | Radeon RX 570 | Radeon RX 580 | 1 |
| Vram | 1GB DDR3 | 16GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 | 8GB GDDR5 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 589 | - | 1366 | 1286 | 1750 | 2156 |
| Tdp W | 31 | 140 | 185 | 150 | 185 | 295 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 64 | - | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | false | - | - | - |
| GPU Class | consumer | workstation | 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 |
| HP 20X24AA Compare | 66.9 | 35.6 | 63.3 | 42.4 | 35.8 | 34.5 | 17 | 0 | 92.1 | 37.4 | 27.7 | 19.8 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11265-05-20G Compare | 26.9 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 20.7 | 14.1 | 42 | 43.4 | 71.9 | 16.6 | 48.2 | 82.6 | 78.8 |
| XFX Radeon RX 570 RX-570P8DFD6 Compare | 23.8 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 19.4 | 13.4 | 26.1 | 55.9 | 86 | 18 | 51 | 88.8 | 94.4 |
| Kelinx RX 580 Compare | 48.4 | 31.2 | 26.5 | 20.7 | 33.8 | 11.2 | 55.9 | 0 | 16.6 | 31.7 | 73.8 | 90.4 |
| VBESTLIFE VBESTLIFE7hg3siqazp Compare | 48.4 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 17.7 | 66.3 | 11.2 | 43.4 | 0 | 12.7 | 35.4 | 45.7 | 90.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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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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