GeForce RTX 2080 vs GT 220

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 220 and GeForce RTX 2080, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 220
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 58 Watt
0.49

RTX 2080 outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 8463% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking122571
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.61
Power efficiency0.6715.54
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGT216TU104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GT 220 and RTX 2080 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores482944
Core clock speed625 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors486 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt215 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate9.840314.6
Floating-point processing power0.1277 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.3 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsVGADVIHDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIF + HDAno data

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5
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
RTX 2080 41.96
+8463%

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
RTX 2080 18762
+8467%

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 HD21
−586%
144
+586%
1440p1−2
−10100%
102
+10100%
4K0−174

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.81
+27.4%
4.85
−27.4%
1440p79.99
−1067%
6.85
+1067%
4Kno data9.45
  • GT 220 has 27% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 has 1067% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−6850%
130−140
+6850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−6850%
130−140
+6850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3800%
156
+3800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2513%
209
+2513%
Valorant 27−30
−839%
263
+839%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−6850%
130−140
+6850%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1535%
270−280
+1535%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Dota 2 10−12
−1255%
140−150
+1255%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3725%
153
+3725%
Metro Exodus 0−1 90
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2250%
188
+2250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4425%
181
+4425%
Valorant 27−30
−807%
254
+807%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5300%
100−110
+5300%
Dota 2 10−12
−1255%
140−150
+1255%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3200%
132
+3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2013%
169
+2013%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2550%
106
+2550%
Valorant 27−30
−696%
223
+696%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
−31300%
300−350
+31300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−3400%
170−180
+3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 55−60
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−11700%
118
+11700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−8900%
90−95
+8900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−12700%
128
+12700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 35−40
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−613%
107
+613%
Valorant 3−4
−7700%
234
+7700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3150%
65
+3150%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 117
+0%
117
+0%
Fortnite 199
+0%
199
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 155
+0%
155
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Far Cry 5 112
+0%
112
+0%
Fortnite 173
+0%
173
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 145
+0%
145
+0%
Far Cry 5 106
+0%
106
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 156
+0%
156
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
Valorant 247
+0%
247
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%

This is how GT 220 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 586% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 10100% 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 RTX 2080 is 31300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is ahead in 31 test (52%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 41.96
Recency 12 October 2009 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 215 Watt

GT 220 has 270.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 8463.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

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