nVIDIA has started the migration towards the GPUs built with the 40nm process. After the GeForce 200M mobile series, now it’s time for the first desktop models, called GeForce G210 and GT220, entry-level solutions that are expected to be launched around October, with prices ranging from $30 to $60. Also, the GT210 and GT220 will support the DirectX 10.1 APIs.

The G210 takes the place of the GeForce 9400 and the GT220 will replace the 9500GT. On the G210 there are 24 stream processors while on the GT220, there are 48. The first will be available with two PCBs: P690 in order to feature DDR3 video memroies, and P691 for the DDR2 memories. In both cases, the bus bandwidth is 64-bit.

The second card will use three different PCBs: P682 for DDR2 memories, P681 for DDR3 memories and P680 for GDDR3, all of them with 128-bit of bandwidth. The frequencies will be 600/1425Mhz for the G210 and 625/1375Mhz for the GT220, for core and stream processors, and the memory frequencies will vary according to the kind of chip used.