Matrox Parhelia APVe vs GeForce GT 220

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1297	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.71	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Parhelia (2002−2006)
GPU code name	GT216	Parhelia-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2009 (16 years ago)	14 June 2006 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	625 MHz	250 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	10.00	1.000
Floating-point processing power	0.1306 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	2
TMUs	16	4
L2 Cache	64 KB	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	168 mm	168 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB/s	8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	VGADVIHDMI	2x DVI
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF + HDA	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	8.1
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.1	1.5
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 October 2009	14 June 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	150 nm