GeForce GT 220: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor gaming and benchmark performance at 0.56% of a leader's which is GeForce RTX 4090.
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GT 220 sales 12 October 2009 at a recommended price of $79.99 . This is a GT2xx architecture desktop card based on 40 nm manufacturing process and primarily aimed at office use. 1 GB of GDDR3 memory clocked at 0.79 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 25.3 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 6.6" (16.8 cm). No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 58 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about GeForce GT 220: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | 1172 | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | |
GPU code name | GT216 | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 12 October 2009 (14 years ago) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | |
Current price | $121 (1.5x MSRP) | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
GeForce GT 220's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GT 220's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
CUDA cores | 48 | |
Core clock speed | 625 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Number of transistors | 486 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile) |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | of 4 (Radeon 780M) |
Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
Texture fill rate | 9.840 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Floating-point performance | 144 gflops | of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GT 220 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
Length | 6.6" (16.8 cm) | |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
Width | 1-slot |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GT 220: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | GDDR3 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Memory bandwidth | 25.3 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GT 220. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | VGADVIHDMI | |
Multi monitor support | + | |
HDMI | + | |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF + HDA |
API compatibility
APIs supported by GeForce GT 220, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | |
Shader Model | 4.1 | |
OpenGL | 3.1 | of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 4090) |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
Vulkan | N/A | |
CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GT 220. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce GT 220 is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
Full HD | 21 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 |
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
Metro Exodus | 1−2 | |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 |
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | |
Hitman 3 | 3−4 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9 | |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | |
Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 |
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | |
Hitman 3 | 1−2 | |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | |
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6 |
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GT 220 is Radeon R5 230, which is faster by 2% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended processors
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