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G210 v GT520
@deanjo
I got the G210s as the best value at the time. I can now get a Zotac G210 with 1gb for $28
But, yes, the GT520 is a better card and my local shop has them for $44 for a Gainward with 1gb.
Depends what you need. I will not be pulling out my G210 to put in a GT520, but would consider one if I needed a new card.
If your budget is tight then a G210 is still very good value. And it is very power efficient. I have no experience with the power draw of the GT520, but I would guess they are in the same ballpark.
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better vdpau implemtation
Originally posted by deanjo View PostYou might as well go with a GT-520 then. They come in passive versions as well and a better vdpau implementation.
better vdpau implementation ?
let's have a look on : Appendix H. VDPAU Support (readme from nvidia drivers)
NVIDIA GPU product Device PCI ID* VDPAU features
GeForce G210 0x0A60 C
GeForce GT 520 0x1040 D
GPUs with VDPAU feature set C or D support at least the following VdpDecoderProfile values :
bla bla blabla..... : Complete acceleration.
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Originally posted by letocha View Postbetter vdpau implementation ?
let's have a look on : Appendix H. VDPAU Support (readme from nvidia drivers)
NVIDIA GPU product Device PCI ID* VDPAU features
GeForce G210 0x0A60 C
GeForce GT 520 0x1040 D
GPUs with VDPAU feature set C or D support at least the following VdpDecoderProfile values :
bla bla blabla..... : Complete acceleration.Last edited by deanjo; 05 November 2011, 08:52 PM.
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G210 v GT520
I think we can safely say that any new low end Nvidia card will work very well for general Linux use.
My G210s play SD AVI full screen on a 1920x1080 monitor smoothly with zero tearing. They also play full screen YouTube videos smoothly with zero tearing. I also have low end ATI cards and they just do not play video as well using open source or FGLRX drivers.
If I was rebuilding my HTPC then you have me convinced to move up to a GT520 for the extra $16 as long as it is passively cooled - which some are. But I still would not pull out a perfectly working G210 for what is a minor performance increase that has no real world advantage.
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g210 has got some problems with 1080p50+, but is it not that common for movies, some hd cams can record that however and if you use it it would be better to use something with a better decoder. there will be no commercial movie that will use those specs in the near future. I tried 1080p50 but did not see so much quality improvements so i set a hd cam to use 50i instead (to record much longer). its something you can use when your sd cards/hds are too empty
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Originally posted by DanL View PostThey both are reported to have ~30W TDP and draw ~10W at idle.
I mostly want my video card for video/HTPC purposes for now.
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Originally posted by Panix View PostI was looking at a GT520 for $50 to tide me over until I can get a better Nvidia card. There's a passive Asus one that looks good. It's not a bad value for that?
I mostly want my video card for video/HTPC purposes for now.
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Originally posted by deanjo View PostThat Asus card is the one I have in all my HTPC's now Panix. No issues at all with them and they are ideally suited for HTPC use.
I wanted a versatile card to do both but I might give up on that and just buy a HTPC and use it for video for the time being. I mostly use the card for that and for programs that don't need overly powerful cards (at least, not ones that utilize capabilities required for gaming). Want to try apps like Blender, GIMP, Cinelerra and others.Last edited by Panix; 08 November 2011, 07:43 PM.
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