Radeon 610M vs GeForce GT 220
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 220 with Radeon 610M, including specs and performance data.
Radeon 610M outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1173 | 753 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 38 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | RDNA 2 (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | RDNA 2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 October 2009 (14 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | no data |
| Current price | $121 (1.5x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 48 | 128 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 9.840 | 15.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 144 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 220 and Radeon 610M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 6.6" (16.8 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.3 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF + HDA | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics 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 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Radeon 610M outperforms GeForce GT 220 by 411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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%
Radeon 610M outperforms GeForce GT 220 by 409% in Passmark.
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
+50%
| 14
−50%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−143%
|
17
+143%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−100%
|
14
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−267%
|
11
+267%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−58.3%
|
18−20
+58.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
−42.9%
|
10
+42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−133%
|
7
+133%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−700%
|
8
+700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 3−4 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 2−3 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how GT 220 and Radeon 610M compete in popular games:
- GT 220 is 50% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 610M is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 610M is ahead in 32 tests (97%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 12 October 2009 | 20 September 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Radeon 610M 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 Radeon 610M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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