AMD Radeon R4 Graphics vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R4 Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R4 Graphics

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 128 vs 96
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 49 Watt
  • 5.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8386 vs 1555
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.721 vs 4.046
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 107.613 vs 83.907
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.445 vs 0.371
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.612 vs 6.791
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 701 vs 614
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1338 vs 1162
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1811 vs 1683
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 701 vs 614
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1338 vs 1162
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1811 vs 1683
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 June 2014 vs 15 May 2012
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 700 MHz
Pipelines 128 vs 96
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 8386 vs 1555
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.721 vs 4.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 107.613 vs 83.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.445 vs 0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.612 vs 6.791
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 701 vs 614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1338 vs 1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1811 vs 1683
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 701 vs 614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1338 vs 1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1811 vs 1683

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

  • Around 75% higher texture fill rate: 11.2 billion / sec vs 6.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 31% better floating-point performance: 268.8 gflops vs 204.8 gflops
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 376 vs 337
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 158 vs 99
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 17.41 vs 13.097
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 11.2 billion / sec vs 6.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops vs 204.8 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 376 vs 337
PassMark - G2D Mark 158 vs 99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.41 vs 13.097

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
337
376
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
99
158
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8386
1555
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.721
4.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
107.613
83.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.445
0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.612
6.791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.097
17.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
701
614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1338
1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1811
1683
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
701
614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1338
1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1811
1683
Name AMD Radeon R4 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
PassMark - G3D Mark 337 376
PassMark - G2D Mark 99 158
Geekbench - OpenCL 8386 1555
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.721 4.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 107.613 83.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.445 0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.612 6.791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.097 17.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 701 614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1338 1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1811 1683
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 701 614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1338 1162
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1811 1683

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R4 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Beema GF108
Launch date 11 June 2014 15 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1547 1550
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $39.99
Price now $39.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.32

Technical info

Core clock speed 800 MHz 700 MHz
Floating-point performance 204.8 gflops 268.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 128 96
Texture fill rate 6.4 GTexel / s 11.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 49 Watt
Transistor count 930 million 585 million
CUDA cores 96
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Height 2.7" (6.9 cm)
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Memory type System Shared DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1.8 GB/s

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
CUDA