GeForce GT 220 vs Radeon R5 Graphics

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
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameSpectre SLGT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 September 2014 (9 years ago)12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79.99
Current price$213 $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 cores25648
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speed497 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed720 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,410 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate7.9529.840
Floating-point performance388.1 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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data6.6" (16.8 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
WidthIGP1-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared790 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputsVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
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 (12_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.04.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 17 September 2014 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 58 Watt

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