9500 GT 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)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGT216G96
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (14 years old)29 July 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $85.99
Current price$121 (1.5x MSRP)$153 (1.8x MSRP)
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 cores4832
CUDA cores4832
Core clock speed625 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors486 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °C105 °C
Texture fill rate9.8408.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance144 gflops89.6 gflops

Size and 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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length6.6" (16.8 cm)6.875" (17.5 cm)
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno data+

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
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth25.3 GB/s25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)

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 ConnectorsVGADVIHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support++
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIF + HDAS/PDIF

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.12.1
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
+39.9%
9500 GT 153

GT 220 outperforms 9500 GT by 40% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 12 October 2009 29 July 2008
Cost $79.99 $85.99
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 50 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 220 and GeForce 9500 GT. We've got no test results to judge.


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