NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 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

NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 220

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
3x more core clock speed: 1360 MHz vs 450 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 14.4 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Around 50% higher pipelines: 48 vs 32
2x better floating-point performance: 144 gflops vs 72 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 219 vs 162
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 44 vs 42

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 January 2010 vs 9 April 2009
Core clock speed	1360 MHz vs 450 MHz
Texture fill rate	14.4 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	48 vs 32
Floating-point performance	144 gflops vs 72 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	219 vs 162
PassMark - G2D Mark	44 vs 42

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 58 Watt
2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 790 MHz

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt vs 58 Watt
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 790 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1687 vs 1686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1687 vs 1686

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

219

162

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1686

1687

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1686

1687

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	NVIDIA Quadro FX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	219	162
PassMark - G2D Mark	44	42
Geekbench - OpenCL	5892
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1686	1687
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1686	1687

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 220	NVIDIA Quadro FX 580
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G94	G96C
Launch date	26 January 2010	9 April 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$199
Place in performance rating	1587	1588
Price now	$79.99	$59.46
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	5.72	5.88
Technical info
Core clock speed	1360 MHz	450 MHz
CUDA cores	48
Floating-point performance	144 gflops	72 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	55 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	48	32
Texture fill rate	14.4 GTexel / s	7.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	40 Watt
Transistor count	505 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF + HDA
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, VGADVIHDMI	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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)	198 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	25.3 GB / s	25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
CUDA