ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 vs GeForce GT 220
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1216 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2009 (14 years ago) | 11 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79.99 | $479 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 48 | 1600 |
| CUDA cores | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 228 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 9.840 | 68.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.1277 gflops | 2.72 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 support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 279 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.3 GB/s | 153.6 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 Connectors | VGADVIHDMI | 6x mini-DisplayPort |
| 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 October 2009 | 11 March 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 228 Watt |
GT 220 has 293.1% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 5870 Eyefinity 6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 220 and Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6. 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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