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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 220 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 220 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 695 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 220.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
- Up to 66% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $59.96 vs $175.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.87 vs $2.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 58 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GT 220 - 81 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 - 3 vs 1 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
FPS
69
85.18518518518519%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59.96
100%
Value Winner
PNY GeForce GT 220 1024MB DDR2 PCI-Express 2.0 DVI+VGA+HDMI Low Profile Graphics Card VCGGT2201XPB
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
81
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.16/FPS
40.27777777777777%
Price, $
$175
34%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
4.8 GPixel/s
16.216216216216214%
Texel Fillrate
14.4 GTexel/s
12.162162162162161%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 200 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 22.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 600 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 700 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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