GeForce GT 220 vs ATI Radeon HD 5770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5770 and GeForce GT 220, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5770
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
3.86
+672%

HD 5770 outperforms 220 by a whopping 672% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7161266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.74no data
Power efficiency2.880.69
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameJuniperGT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2009 (15 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

ATI HD 5770 and GT 220 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores80048
Core clock speed850 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate34.0010.00
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPS0.1306 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016
L1 Cache80 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB64 KB

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
Length208 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s25.3 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

API and SDK support

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-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

ATI HD 5770 3.86
+672%
GT 220 0.50

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

ATI HD 5770 1705
+668%
Samples: 7708
GT 220 222
Samples: 2211

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:

900p24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Full HD50
+138%
21
−138%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.18
+19.8%
3.81
−19.8%
  • ATI HD 5770 has 20% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Fortnite 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Valorant 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+329%
16−18
−329%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 35−40
+236%
10−12
−236%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Fortnite 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Valorant 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 35−40
+236%
10−12
−236%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Valorant 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Valorant 40−45
+780%
5−6
−780%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 8−9 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 700% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 138% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI HD 5770 is 1450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, ATI HD 5770 surpassed GT 220 in all 32 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.86 0.50
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 58 Watt

ATI HD 5770 has a 672% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 220, on the other hand, has 86.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

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