Radeon Pro W6800 vs GeForce GT 220

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 220 with Radeon Pro W6800, including specs and performance data.

GT 220
2009
512 MB DDR3, 58 Watt
0.57

Pro W6800 outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 8933% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking117447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.73
ArchitectureGT2xx (2009−2012)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGT216Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 October 2009 (14 years ago)8 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $2,249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 220 and Pro W6800 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores483840
Core clock speed615 MHz2075 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2320 MHz
Number of transistors486 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate9.840556.8
Floating-point performance144 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed790 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA6x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.2no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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
Pro W6800 51.49
+8933%

Radeon Pro W6800 outperforms GeForce GT 220 by 8933% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 220 219
Pro W6800 19877
+8976%

Radeon Pro W6800 outperforms GeForce GT 220 by 8976% in Passmark.

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
−586%
144
+586%
1440p1−2
−12400%
125
+12400%
4K0−186

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3233%
100−105
+3233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
Hitman 3 2−3
−5100%
100−110
+5100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3438%
283
+3438%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−5540%
282
+5540%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1040%
110−120
+1040%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3233%
100−105
+3233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
Hitman 3 2−3
−5100%
100−110
+5100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2488%
200−210
+2488%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−5440%
277
+5440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4875%
199
+4875%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1040%
110−120
+1040%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2150%
90−95
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−3233%
100−105
+3233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2713%
225
+2713%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−5260%
268
+5260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3825%
157
+3825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−1040%
110−120
+1040%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2900%
120−130
+2900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 55−60
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1950%
80−85
+1950%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1083%
70−75
+1083%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−5867%
179
+5867%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−1775%
75−80
+1775%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3700%
35−40
+3700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 35−40
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2625%
109
+2625%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2350%
45−50
+2350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 30
+0%
30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

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

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 212
+0%
212
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how GT 220 and Pro W6800 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is 586% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W6800 is 12400% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro W6800 is 12400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro W6800 is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 51.49
Recency 12 October 2009 8 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 32 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 250 Watt

GT 220 has 331% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800, on the other hand, has a 8933.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W6800 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 Radeon Pro W6800 is a workstation 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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NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
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