GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs GT 220

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 220 with GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GT 220
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 58 Watt
0.57

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 12537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking121218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.6741.13
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT216AD103
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores489728
Core clock speed625 MHz1335 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors486 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate9.840515.3
Floating-point processing power0.1277 TFLOPS32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs8112
TMUs16304
Tensor Coresno data304
Ray Tracing Coresno data76

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.3 GB/s576.0 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 ConnectorsVGADVIHDMIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIF + HDAno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

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.

GT 220 0.57
RTX 4090 Mobile 72.03
+12537%

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.

GT 220 219
RTX 4090 Mobile 27747
+12570%

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 HD21
−748%
178
+748%
1440p1−2
−13300%
134
+13300%
4K0−182

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.81no data
1440p79.99no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−5100%
156
+5100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2750%
110−120
+2750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3400%
100−110
+3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4633%
142
+4633%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−13100%
130−140
+13100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−3260%
168
+3260%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−3500%
210−220
+3500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−383%
140−150
+383%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2750%
110−120
+2750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3400%
100−110
+3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4433%
136
+4433%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−13100%
130−140
+13100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−3240%
167
+3240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−1809%
210−220
+1809%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−6350%
387
+6350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1030%
110−120
+1030%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−383%
140−150
+383%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2750%
110−120
+2750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3400%
100−110
+3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−4067%
125
+4067%
Hitman 3 5−6
−2940%
152
+2940%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2673%
305
+2673%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−6067%
370
+6067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1940%
204
+1940%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−300%
120
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 60−65
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−9400%
95
+9400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6300%
60−65
+6300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2200%
138
+2200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−8333%
253
+8333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−22400%
220−230
+22400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3033%
90−95
+3033%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 78

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 187
+0%
187
+0%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 161
+0%
161
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
+0%
128
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 128
+0%
128
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 294
+0%
294
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+0%
164
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
+0%
156
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
+0%
69
+0%

This is how GT 220 and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 748% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 13300% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 Mobile is 22400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 72.03
Recency 12 October 2009 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 120 Watt

GT 220 has 106.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 12536.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 220 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.


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

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