Arc A580 vs GeForce GT 220

Place in the ranking	1231	196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Power efficiency	0.67	12.03
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	GT216	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2009 (15 years ago)	10 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

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

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	3072
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	9.840	384.0
Floating-point processing power	0.1277 TFLOPS	12.29 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	96
TMUs	16	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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 4.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	VGADVIHDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF + HDA	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GT 220 0.49

Arc A580 26.60
+5329%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 220 219

Arc A580 11885
+5327%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	21 −390%	103 +390%
1440p	1−2 −5500%	56 +5500%
4K	0−1	33

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.81	no data
1440p	79.99	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −7200%	73 +7200%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 −2625%	109 +2625%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −6400%	65 +6400%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2575%	107 +2575%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 −1850%	78 +1850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1338%	110−120 +1338%
Valorant	27−30 −561%	180−190 +561%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	16−18 −1494%	270−280 +1494%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5600%	57 +5600%
Dota 2	10−12 −4900%	550−600 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2450%	102 +2450%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 −1500%	64 +1500%
Metro Exodus	0−1	97
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1338%	110−120 +1338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	174 +3380%
Valorant	27−30 −561%	180−190 +561%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −5200%	53 +5200%
Dota 2	10−12 −4900%	550−600 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2075%	87 +2075%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 −1225%	53 +1225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −1338%	110−120 +1338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1260%	68 +1260%
Valorant	27−30 −561%	180−190 +561%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	2−3 −9950%	200−210 +9950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −3400%	170−180 +3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	39
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2800%	87 +2800%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −7400%	75 +7400%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	39
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −2650%	55 +2650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

−7100%

70−75
+7100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −153%	38 +153%
Valorant	3−4 −5633%	170−180 +5633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	3−4 −1467%	47 +1467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −1550%	30−35 +1550%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

−1550%

30−35
+1550%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

331

+0%

331

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	263 +0%	263 +0%
Far Cry 5	134 +0%	134 +0%
Fortnite	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	123 +0%	123 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	129 +0%	129 +0%
Far Cry 5	122 +0%	122 +0%
Fortnite	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	114 +0%	114 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 +0%	86 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry 5	114 +0%	114 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

130−140

+0%

130−140

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80 +0%	80 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Valorant	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5

75−80

+0%

75−80

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	19 +0%	19 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +0%	21 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	56 +0%	56 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	22 +0%	22 +0%

This is how GT 220 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 390% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 5500% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc A580 is 9950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Arc A580 is ahead in 31 test (52%)
there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.49	26.60
Recency	12 October 2009	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	175 Watt

GT 220 has 201.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A580, on the other hand, has a 5328.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A580 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.