Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce GT 220

Place in the ranking	1218	489
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.67	34.50
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GT216	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 October 2009 (15 years ago)	2 December 2020 (4 years 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	896
Core clock speed	625 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	18 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	9.840	94.92
Floating-point processing power	0.1277 TFLOPS	3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	56

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data

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	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB/s	80 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	No outputs
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 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

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 −71.4%	36 +71.4%
1440p	0−1	15
4K	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.81	no data
4K	79.99	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −500%	35−40 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6 +100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −250%	28 +250%
Fortnite	0−1	50−55
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −500%	35−40 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −788%	70−75 +788%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −460%	28 +460%
World of Tanks	16−18 −682%	130−140 +682%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −238%	27 +238%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −500%	35−40 +500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −788%	70−75 +788%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
World of Tanks	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1400%	60−65 +1400%
Valorant	5−6 −1400%	75−80 +1400%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Dota 2	14−16 −1433%	230−240 +1433%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −26.7%	18−20 +26.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	8−9
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1400%	150−160 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	14−16 −86.7%	28 +86.7%
Valorant	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Fortnite	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	90 +0%	90 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	31 +0%	31 +0%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Dota 2	75 +0%	75 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +0%	19 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	13 +0%	13 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how GT 220 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

T500 Mobile is 71% faster in 1080p
T500 Mobile is 1600% faster in 4K

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GT 220 is 7% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T500 Mobile is 788% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 220 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
T500 Mobile is ahead in 20 tests (38%)
there's a draw in 31 test (60%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.54	8.61
Recency	12 October 2009	2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	18 Watt

T500 Mobile has a 1494.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 222.2% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 220 is a desktop card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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