GeForce GT 220 vs Radeon HD 6790

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6790 and GeForce GT 220, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6790
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
4.21
+639%

HD 6790 outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 639% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6841212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.86no data
Power efficiency1.920.67
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameBartsGT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 April 2011 (13 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6790 and GT 220 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores80048
Core clock speed840 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate33.609.840
Floating-point processing power1.344 TFLOPS0.1277 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length198 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.4 GB/s25.3 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.43.1
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/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. 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.

HD 6790 4.21
+639%
GT 220 0.57

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.

HD 6790 1621
+640%
GT 220 219

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:

900p52
+643%
7−8
−643%
Full HD60
+186%
21
−186%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.483.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Hitman 3 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how HD 6790 and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • HD 6790 is 643% faster in 900p
  • HD 6790 is 186% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6790 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 6790 surpassed GT 220 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 0.57
Recency 4 April 2011 12 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 58 Watt

HD 6790 has a 638.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

GT 220, on the other hand, has 158.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon HD 6790
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