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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290 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 R9 290 is 1379 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 220.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
- Up to 80% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $59.96 vs $299.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon R9 290 - $1.23 vs $4.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 58 vs 275 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290
- Performs up to 32% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than GeForce GT 220 - 58 vs 44 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 - 4 vs 1 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
FPS
44
75.86206896551724%
Value, $/FPS
$1.23/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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Updated 313156 minutes ago
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.64/FPS
26.50862068965517%
Price, $
$299
20%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 Dual DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 313157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
4.8 GPixel/s
7.919485233459825%
Texel Fillrate
14.4 GTexel/s
9.504950495049505%
Radeon R9 290
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GeForce 200 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
| 22.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| 600 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 947 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 700 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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