GeForce GT 220 vs Tahiti

Aggregate performance score

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

Tahiti
8.53
+1423%

Tahiti outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 1423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking4681173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameTahitiGT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79.99
Current price$19.81 $121 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores204848
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speedno data625 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data9.840
Floating-point performanceno data144 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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data6.6" (16.8 cm)
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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data790 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 dataVGADVIHDMI
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 (11_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.5 (5.1)4.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL2.1 (1.2)1.1
Vulkan1.2.170N/A
CUDAno data+

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 HD300−350
+1329%
21
−1329%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+1400%
12−14
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+1329%
7−8
−1329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1344%
9−10
−1344%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+1400%
12−14
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+1329%
7−8
−1329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1344%
9−10
−1344%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+1400%
12−14
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+1329%
7−8
−1329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+1344%
9−10
−1344%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Hitman 3 90−95
+1400%
6−7
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1400%
3−4
−1400%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%

This is how Tahiti and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • Tahiti is 1329% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 0.56
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

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


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AMD Tahiti
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