GeForce GT 220 vs GTX 560 Ti OEM

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated1171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameGF114GT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 March 2011 (13 years ago)12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79.99
Current price$110 $121 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38448
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speed823 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate52.679.840
Floating-point performance1,263.4 gflops144 gflops

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm6.6" (16.8 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4008 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/s25.3 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1+

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 8 March 2011 12 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 58 Watt

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