GeForce RTX 4080 vs GT 220

Place in the ranking	1218	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.07
Power efficiency	0.67	19.35
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GT216	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2009 (15 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 220 and RTX 4080 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 cores	48	9728
Core clock speed	625 MHz	2205 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	9.840	761.5
Floating-point processing power	0.1277 TFLOPS	48.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	112
TMUs	16	304
Tensor Cores	no data	304
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	76

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	310 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB/s	716.8 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 Connectors	VGADVIHDMI	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF + HDA	no data

API 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	6.7
OpenGL	3.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 220 0.54

RTX 4080 85.87
+15802%

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 4080 34585
+15692%

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 −1024%	236 +1024%
1440p	1−2 −16400%	165 +16400%
4K	0−1	106

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.81 +33.4%	5.08 −33.4%
1440p	79.99 −1001%	7.27 +1001%
4K	no data	11.31

GT 220 has 33% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4080 has 1001% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −3300%	200−210 +3300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7600%	231 +7600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −3517%	217 +3517%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3733%	115 +3733%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −8683%	527 +8683%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3020%	150−160 +3020%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −3267%	202 +3267%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3400%	105 +3400%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1813%	153 +1813%
Fortnite	0−1	300−350
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −8433%	512 +8433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2588%	210−220 +2588%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3020%	150−160 +3020%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	16−18 −1541%	270−280 +1541%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2733%	170 +2733%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3067%	95 +3067%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −2038%	170−180 +2038%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −7900%	480 +7900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2588%	210−220 +2588%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −5300%	160−170 +5300%
World of Tanks	1−2 −51500%	500−550 +51500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2067%	65 +2067%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4675%	191 +4675%
Valorant	5−6 −9600%	485 +9600%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −720%	82 +720%
Dota 2	14−16 −1133%	185 +1133%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1133%	185 +1133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1133%	185 +1133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −190%	29 +190%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1500%	32 +1500%
Dota 2	14−16 −1413%	227 +1413%
Valorant	1−2 −24400%	245 +24400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Metro Exodus	173 +0%	173 +0%
Valorant	751 +0%	751 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	201 +0%	201 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	276 +0%	276 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	178 +0%	178 +0%
Metro Exodus	172 +0%	172 +0%
Valorant	600−650 +0%	600−650 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	233 +0%	233 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	250−260 +0%	250−260 +0%
Valorant	575 +0%	575 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	162 +0%	162 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	162 +0%	162 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	390 +0%	390 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	191 +0%	191 +0%
Metro Exodus	149 +0%	149 +0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus	104 +0%	104 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +0%	195 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	119 +0%	119 +0%

This is how GT 220 and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

RTX 4080 is 1024% faster in 1080p
RTX 4080 is 16400% faster in 1440p

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4080 is 51500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4080 is ahead in 34 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	85.87
Recency	12 October 2009	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	320 Watt

GT 220 has 451.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080, on the other hand, has a 15801.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.