NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M vs Intel HD Graphics 4000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M and Intel HD Graphics 4000 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 6x more pipelines: 96 vs 16
  • 7.5x better floating-point performance: 253.4 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 436 vs 346
  • 3.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2102 vs 539
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 161.144 vs 155.638
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 16.605 vs 12.009
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1032 vs 754
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1595 vs 1492
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1032 vs 754
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1595 vs 1492
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 August 2012 vs 14 May 2012
Pipelines 96 vs 16
Floating-point performance 253.4 gflops vs 33.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 436 vs 346
Geekbench - OpenCL 2102 vs 539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 161.144 vs 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.605 vs 12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1032 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1595 vs 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1032 vs 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1595 vs 1492

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4000

  • Around 47% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 715 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 192 vs 127
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.712 vs 4.233
  • Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.931 vs 0.519
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.36 vs 7.151
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1050 MHz vs 715 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 192 vs 127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.712 vs 4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.931 vs 0.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.36 vs 7.151

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 4000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
436
346
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
127
192
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2102
539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.233
8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
161.144
155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.519
0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.151
7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.605
12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1032
754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1595
1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
2392
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1032
754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1595
1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
2392
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M Intel HD Graphics 4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 436 346
PassMark - G2D Mark 127 192
Geekbench - OpenCL 2102 539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.233 8.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 161.144 155.638
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.519 0.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.151 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.605 12.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1032 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1595 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 2392
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1032 754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1595 1492
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 2392
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M Intel HD Graphics 4000

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Generation 7.0
Code name GF108 Ivy Bridge GT2
Launch date 23 August 2012 14 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1505 1506
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 715 MHz 1050 MHz
CUDA cores 96
Floating-point performance 253.4 gflops 33.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 22 nm
Pipelines 96 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 1,200 million
Core clock speed 650 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12 API 11.1 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 0 1
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus
Verde Drivers
Quick Sync