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GeForce 210

Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 200 series · launched October 2009

Launch price
$29
≈ $45 in 2026 dollars
Memory
512 MB
DDR3 · 64-bit
Rated power
30 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The GeForce 210 launched at $29 in 2009. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $45 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 55% rise over 17 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2009 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorNvidia
SeriesGeForce 200 series
LaunchedOctober 2009
Launch price$29
ArchitectureTesla
ChipGT218-300-A2
Memory512 MB
Memory typeDDR3
Memory bus64-bit
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s
Core clock520 MHz
FP32 compute0.04 TFLOPS
Rated power30 W (TDP)
Transistors260 million
Die size57 mm²
Process40 nm
Bus interfacePCIe 2.0 x16
Tier10-class

The Nvidia 10-class over time

Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
GeForce 91002008
GeForce 2102009$29$45
GeForce GT 6102012$49$71
GeForce GT 7102014$35$4919

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