NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 OEM vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT215 | G86 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT215-450-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 144 mm² | 127 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 12th, 2009 | Oct 4th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 27 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Launch price | — | 149 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 506 MHz | 459 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1012 MHz | 918 MHz |
| Memory clock | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| SM count | 6 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.048 GPixel/s | 1.836 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 8.096 GTexel/s | 3.672 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 97.15 GFLOPS | 29.38 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| TDP | 58 W | 21 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P538 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
