GeForce GT 220 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 5830 with GeForce GT 220, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 5830
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 24 Watt
1.29
+143%

ATI Mobility HD 5830 outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10191219
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.960.67
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameBroadwayGT216
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79.99

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 cores80048
Core clock speed500 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)24 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate20.009.840
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.1277 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputsVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.1
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

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 HD50−55
+138%
21
−138%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Dota 2 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Fortnite 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
World of Tanks 27−30
+70.6%
16−18
−70.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Dota 2 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 5830 and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5830 is 138% faster in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 5830 is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 5830 is ahead in 23 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 0.53
Recency 7 January 2010 12 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 24 Watt 58 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5830 has a 143.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 141.7% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 220 is a desktop one.


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