AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient vs NVIDIA Quadro K620

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient and NVIDIA Quadro K620 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, Geekbench - OpenCL.

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient

NVIDIA Quadro K620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 41 Watt
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 26.039 vs 22.112
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.666 vs 1.427
Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.603 vs 15.363
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 135.437 vs 99.125
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 2490
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3352 vs 3329
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 2490
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3352 vs 3329
Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 862 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2018 vs 22 July 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 41 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.039 vs 22.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.666 vs 1.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	27.603 vs 15.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	135.437 vs 99.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170 vs 2490
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352 vs 3329
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170 vs 2490
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352 vs 3329
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	862 vs 702

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K620

3.5x more core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2233 vs 1894
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 472 vs 355
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 297.631 vs 176.928
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2970 vs 2408
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2970 vs 2408

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1058 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2233 vs 1894
PassMark - G2D Mark	472 vs 355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	297.631 vs 176.928
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2970 vs 2408
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2970 vs 2408

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K620

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1894

2233

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

355

472

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.039

22.112

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

176.928

297.631

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.666

1.427

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

27.603

15.363

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

135.437

99.125

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2408

2970

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

2490

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3329

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2408

2970

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3170

2490

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3329

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

862

702

Name	AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient	NVIDIA Quadro K620
PassMark - G3D Mark	1894	2233
PassMark - G2D Mark	355	472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.039	22.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	176.928	297.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.666	1.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	27.603	15.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	135.437	99.125
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2408	2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3170	2490
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3329
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2408	2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3170	2490
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3329
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	862	702
Geekbench - OpenCL		6869

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Vega 8 Efficient	NVIDIA Quadro K620
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	Maxwell
Code name	Raven	GM107
Launch date	23 April 2018	22 July 2014
Place in performance rating	973	974
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$189.89
Price now		$189.93
Value for money (0-100)		15.23
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	41 Watt
Transistor count	4,940 million	1,870 million
Floating-point performance		863.2 gflops
Pipelines		384
Texture fill rate		17.98 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, DVI-I DP
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		160 mm
Width		1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Memory type		128 Bit
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management