Radeon R5 A255 vs GeForce GT 220

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1270not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.70no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGT216Topaz
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores48384
Core clock speed625 MHz925 MHz
Boost clock speedno data940 MHz
Number of transistors486 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate10.0022.56
Floating-point processing power0.1306 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs1624
L2 Cache64 KBno data

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 x8
Length168 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth25.3 GB/s64 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsVGADVIHDMIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIF + HDAno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2.170
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

R5 A255 has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

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