We got a playable 31.3fps by turning off anti-aliasing, but we couldn't get Crysis to run smoothly even at low detail settings. Its performance in our gaming tests was disappointing it scored just 20.5fps in Call of Duty 4. More importantly, the card has only 48 unified shaders, which limits its parallel processing ability. Zotac's GT 220 matches Nvidia's reference specification, with a core clock speed of just 625MHz. ATI is well ahead of Nvidia here, though, having released its 40nm HD 4770 in May. This is the first desktop card that we've seen from Nvidia to use a 40nm production process, which should result in reduced heat output and manufacturing costs. With the GT 220, Nvidia has seized the opportunity to release an inexpensive card to suit more casual gamers. ATI's new 5000-series cards have some impressive features, but with the cheapest cards costing over £100 they are aimed at serious gamers.
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