GeForce GT 220 vs Radeon HD 7770M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770M with GeForce GT 220, including specs and performance data.

HD 7770M
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 32 Watt
3.43
+502%

HD 7770M outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7251208
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.470.69
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameChelseaGT216
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores51248
Core clock speed675 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate21.609.840
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.1277 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3216

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot

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 width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz790 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s25.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsVGADVIHDMI
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.

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

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 HD120−130
+471%
21
−471%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.81

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Hitman 3 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how HD 7770M and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7770M is 471% 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 7770M is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7770M surpassed GT 220 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.43 0.57
Recency 24 April 2012 12 October 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 58 Watt

HD 7770M has a 501.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 81.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 220 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon HD 7770M
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