310M vs GT 220

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking1170not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGT2xx (2009−2012)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameGT216N11M-GE1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 October 2009 (14 years old)10 January 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 no data
Current price$121 (1.5x MSRP)$163
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4816
CUDA cores4816
Core clock speed625 MHz606 / 625 MHz
Number of transistors486 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt14 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate9.8404.848
Floating-point performance144 gflops48.96 gflops
Gigaflopsno data73

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 310M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length6.6" (16.8 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GBUp to 1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHzUp to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth25.3 GB/s10.67 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsVGADVIHDMIDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIF + HDAno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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%

GT 220 214
+91.1%
GeForce 310M 112

GT 220 outperforms 310M by 91% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 12 October 2009 10 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 14 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 310M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 220 is a desktop card while GeForce 310M is a notebook one.


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