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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 290X is 1367 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 220.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
- Up to 71% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $59.96 vs $210.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Fortnite than Radeon R9 290X - $2.14 vs $3.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 58 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 125% better in Fortnite than GeForce GT 220 - 63 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 - 4 vs 1 GB
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
FPS
28
44.44444444444444%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/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 R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
FPS
63
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.33/FPS
64.26426426426427%
Price, $
$210
28%
FPS Winner
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
Buy for $210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312847 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 220
Desktop • Jan 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
4.8 GPixel/s
7.5%
Texel Fillrate
14.4 GTexel/s
8.181818181818182%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| GeForce 200 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 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 | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 700 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
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