ATI Radeon VE vs GeForce GT 220

Place in the ranking	1222	1537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.67	0.03
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code name	GT216	Rage 6
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 October 2009 (15 years ago)	19 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	625 MHz	183 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	30 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	23 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	9.840	0.55
Floating-point processing power	0.1277 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	1
TMUs	16	3

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	AGP 4x
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	183 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB/s	2.928 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	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF + HDA	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	7.0
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.1	1.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	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.

GT 220 0.56
+5500%

ATI VE 0.01

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
+10850%

ATI VE 2

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

-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.81

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

6−7

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1
World of Tanks	16−18	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9	0−1

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5	0−1
Valorant	5−6	0−1

4K
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	1−2	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	0.01
Recency	12 October 2009	19 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	23 Watt

GT 220 has a 5500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

ATI VE, on the other hand, has 152.2% lower power consumption.

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

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