GeForce GT 220 vs Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) with GeForce GT 220, including specs and performance data.

R5 (Stoney Ridge)
2016
12 Watt
1.45
+154%

R5 (Stoney Ridge) outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking9961216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameStoney RidgeGT216
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)12 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores19248
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speedno data625 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data9.840
Floating-point performanceno data0.1277 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data790 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.3 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 dataVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/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 HD8
−163%
21
+163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Metro Exodus 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R5 (Stoney Ridge) and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • GT 220 is 163% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 (Stoney Ridge) is ahead in 31 test (89%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 0.57
Recency 1 June 2016 12 October 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 58 Watt

R5 (Stoney Ridge) has a 154.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 383.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook card while GeForce GT 220 is a desktop one.


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