GeForce GT 220 vs Radeon R9 280X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 280X and GeForce GT 220, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 280X
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
15.13
+2554%

R9 280X outperforms GT 220 by a whopping 2554% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3501210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.55no data
Power efficiency4.220.69
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameTahitiGT216
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 280X 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 cores204848
Core clock speedno data625 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt58 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate128.09.840
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS0.1277 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12816

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 supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length275 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-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 amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data790 MHz
Memory bandwidth288 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortVGADVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
DisplayPort support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF + HDA

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+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. 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.

R9 280X 15.13
+2554%
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.

R9 280X 5837
+2565%
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:

Full HD65
+210%
21
−210%
4K32
+3100%
1−2
−3100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.603.81
4K9.3479.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%
Hitman 3 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+600%
10−12
−600%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Battlefield 5 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%
Hitman 3 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+600%
10−12
−600%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+1000%
10−11
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+3167%
3−4
−3167%
Hitman 3 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+600%
10−12
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+3850%
2−3
−3850%
Hitman 3 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+9200%
1−2
−9200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 20−22 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

This is how R9 280X and GT 220 compete in popular games:

  • R9 280X is 210% faster in 1080p
  • R9 280X is 3100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 280X is 9200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 280X surpassed GT 220 in all 35 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.13 0.57
Recency 8 October 2013 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 58 Watt

R9 280X has a 2554.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 220, on the other hand, has 331% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 280X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 220 in performance tests.


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