NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4x more texture fill rate: 11.2 billion / sec vs 2.8 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 96 vs 48
2x better floating-point performance: 268.8 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 49 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 1571 vs 1161
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.046 vs 3.121
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 6.791 vs 5.005
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 17.41 vs 8.55
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1683 vs 1626
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1683 vs 1626

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2012 vs 3 September 2010
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion / sec vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	96 vs 48
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops vs 134.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	1571 vs 1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.046 vs 3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.791 vs 5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.41 vs 8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1162 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1683 vs 1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1162 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1683 vs 1626

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 1048 MB vs 1 GB
1800x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 426 vs 383
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 189 vs 158
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 109.787 vs 83.907
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 660 vs 614
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 660 vs 614

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1048 MB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	426 vs 383
PassMark - G2D Mark	189 vs 158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	109.787 vs 83.907
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	660 vs 614
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	660 vs 614

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

383

426

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

158

189

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

1571

1161

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.046

3.121

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

83.907

109.787

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6.791

5.005

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

17.41

8.55

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

614

660

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1162

1158

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1683

1626

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

614

660

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1162

1158

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1683

1626

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 620	NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	383	426
PassMark - G2D Mark	158	189
Geekbench - OpenCL	1571	1161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.046	3.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	83.907	109.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.791	5.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	17.41	8.55
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	614	660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1162	1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1683	1626
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	614	660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1162	1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1683	1626

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 620	NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Fermi
Code name	GF108	GF108
Launch date	15 May 2012	3 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$39.99
Place in performance rating	1554	1526
Price now	$39.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	13.32
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz	700 MHz
CUDA cores	96
Floating-point performance	268.8 gflops	134.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C
Pipelines	96	48
Texture fill rate	11.2 billion / sec	2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	49 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	585 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0
Height	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	145 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1048 MB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	1800 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
CUDA