ATI Radeon 2100 IGP vs GeForce GT 220
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1208 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.68 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | RS740 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 March 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 120 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 9.840 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1277 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
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 support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.3 GB/s | no data |
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 | VGADVIHDMI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF + HDA | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2009 | 4 March 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
GT 220 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 220 and Radeon 2100 IGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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