NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 vs ATI Radeon HD 4650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 and ATI Radeon HD 4650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

ATI Radeon HD 4650

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2.3x more core clock speed: 1360 MHz vs 600 MHz
4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 45 vs 32

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 January 2010 vs 10 September 2008
Core clock speed	1360 MHz vs 600 MHz
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	45 vs 32

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4650

Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 19.2 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
6.7x more pipelines: 320 vs 48
2.7x better floating-point performance: 384.0 gflops vs 144 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 48 Watt vs 58 Watt
Around 77% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 790 MHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 239 vs 215
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1891 vs 1686
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1891 vs 1686

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	320 vs 48
Floating-point performance	384.0 gflops vs 144 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	48 Watt vs 58 Watt
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz vs 790 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	239 vs 215
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1891 vs 1686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1891 vs 1686

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 4650

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

215

239

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1686

1891

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1686

1891

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	ATI Radeon HD 4650
PassMark - G3D Mark	215	239
PassMark - G2D Mark	45	32
Geekbench - OpenCL	5892
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1686	1891
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1686	1891

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	ATI Radeon HD 4650
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	TeraScale
Code name	G94	RV730
Launch date	26 January 2010	10 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99
Place in performance rating	1584	1585
Price now	$79.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	5.72
Technical info
Core clock speed	1360 MHz	600 MHz
CUDA cores	48
Floating-point performance	144 gflops	384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	55 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	48	320
Texture fill rate	14.4 GTexel / s	19.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	48 Watt
Transistor count	505 million	514 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF + HDA
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, VGADVIHDMI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	6.6" (16.8 cm)	193 mm
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.1
OpenGL	3.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
CUDA