NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 126 vs 116
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2392 vs 1352
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2392 vs 1352
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 August 2012 vs 5 January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 126 vs 116
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 vs 1352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 vs 1352

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

  • Around 12% better floating-point performance: 284.16 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 568 vs 437
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2351 vs 2108
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.651 vs 4.233
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 213.211 vs 161.144
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.624 vs 0.519
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.521 vs 7.151
  • Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 23.978 vs 16.605
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1056 vs 1032
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1790 vs 1595
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1056 vs 1032
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1790 vs 1595
Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance 284.16 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 568 vs 437
Geekbench - OpenCL 2351 vs 2108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.651 vs 4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 213.211 vs 161.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.624 vs 0.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.521 vs 7.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.978 vs 16.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1056 vs 1032
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1790 vs 1595
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1056 vs 1032
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1790 vs 1595

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
437
568
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
126
116
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2108
2351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.233
4.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
161.144
213.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.519
0.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.151
10.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
16.605
23.978
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1032
1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1595
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1032
1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1595
1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2392
1352
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M
PassMark - G3D Mark 437 568
PassMark - G2D Mark 126 116
Geekbench - OpenCL 2108 2351
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.233 4.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 161.144 213.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.519 0.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.151 10.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 16.605 23.978
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1032 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1595 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2392 1352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1032 1056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1595 1790
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2392 1352

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF108
Launch date 23 August 2012 5 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1505 1508
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 715 MHz
CUDA cores 96 96
Floating-point performance 253.4 gflops 284.16 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 96
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million
Core clock speed 740 MHz
Texture fill rate 11.8 billion / sec

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 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized large

API support

DirectX 12 API 12 API
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit

Technologies

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