GeForce GT 220 vs FirePro W5170M

Place in the ranking	594	1205
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.68
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Tropo	GT216
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	25 August 2014 (10 years ago)	12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	640	48
Core clock speed	900 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	486 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	37.00	9.840
Floating-point processing power	1.184 TFLOPS	0.1277 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	40	16

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	790 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	25.3 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 Connectors	No outputs	VGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF + HDA

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

W5170M 5.68
+896%

GT 220 0.57

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.

W5170M 2191
+900%

GT 220 219

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 HD

29
+38.1%

−38.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

3.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+200%

3−4

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Battlefield 5	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1100%	3−4 −1100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+1400%

1−2

−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+233%

3−4

−233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

This is how W5170M and GT 220 compete in popular games:

W5170M is 38% faster in 1080p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the W5170M is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, W5170M surpassed GT 220 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.68	0.57
Recency	25 August 2014	12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

W5170M has a 896.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro W5170M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 220 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.