GeForce GT 220 vs Radeon VII

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210 OEM 210 PCI 315 OEM 405 OEM 505 OEM GT 220 GT 415 OEM

Aggregate performance score

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

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
36.90
+7280%

VII outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 7280% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Radeon VII Radeon VII
GT 220 GT 220

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1261271
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.76no data
Power efficiency10.110.70
ArchitectureGCN 5.1 (2018−2022)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameVega 20GT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (6 years ago)12 October 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Radeon VII 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 cores384048
Core clock speed1400 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate420.010.00
Floating-point processing power13.44 TFLOPS0.1306 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs24016
L1 Cache960 KBno data
L2 Cache4 MB64 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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length280 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB1 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth1024 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aVGADVIHDMI
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.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.74.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.3N/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.

Radeon VII 36.90
+7280%
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.

Radeon VII 16314
+7249%
Samples: 845
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:

Full HD120
+471%
21
−471%
1440p74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
4K570−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.83
−52.9%
3.81
+52.9%
1440p9.45
+747%
79.99
−747%
4K12.26no data
  • GT 220 has 53% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Radeon VII has 747% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+10750%
2−3
−10750%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+1740%
5−6
−1740%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 136
+13500%
1−2
−13500%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+10750%
2−3
−10750%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Far Cry 5 99 0−1
Fortnite 195
+9650%
2−3
−9650%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+3160%
5−6
−3160%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+12300%
1−2
−12300%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+1740%
5−6
−1740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 157
+1863%
8−9
−1863%
Valorant 220−230
+744%
27−30
−744%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 137
+13600%
1−2
−13600%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+10750%
2−3
−10750%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+1535%
16−18
−1535%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Dota 2 160
+1355%
10−12
−1355%
Far Cry 5 95 0−1
Fortnite 154
+7600%
2−3
−7600%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+3040%
5−6
−3040%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+12300%
1−2
−12300%
Grand Theft Auto V 111
+11000%
1−2
−11000%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+1740%
5−6
−1740%
Metro Exodus 88 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 158
+1875%
8−9
−1875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+2680%
5−6
−2680%
Valorant 220−230
+744%
27−30
−744%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 127
+12600%
1−2
−12600%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Dota 2 147
+1236%
10−12
−1236%
Far Cry 5 91 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 130
+2500%
5−6
−2500%
Hogwarts Legacy 90−95
+1740%
5−6
−1740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 143
+1688%
8−9
−1688%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+1400%
5−6
−1400%
Valorant 197
+630%
27−30
−630%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 114
+11300%
1−2
−11300%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−105
+3233%
3−4
−3233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+13650%
2−3
−13650%
Grand Theft Auto V 43 0−1
Metro Exodus 56 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+3400%
5−6
−3400%
Valorant 260−270
+8567%
3−4
−8567%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−105
+9900%
1−2
−9900%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50 0−1
Far Cry 5 95−100
+9500%
1−2
−9500%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+5550%
2−3
−5550%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+7400%
1−2
−7400%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 100−110 0−1

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+313%
14−16
−313%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27 0−1
Metro Exodus 37 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54 0−1
Valorant 240−250
+7900%
3−4
−7900%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 73 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 78
+7700%
1−2
−7700%
Far Cry 5 59 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%

This is how Radeon VII and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 471% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 7300% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon VII is 13650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Radeon VII surpassed GT 220 in all 31 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 36.90 0.50
Recency 7 February 2019 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 58 Watt

Radeon VII has a 7280% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

GT 220, on the other hand, has 408.6% lower power consumption.

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

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