GeForce RTX 2060 vs GT 620

Aggregated performance score

GT 620
2012
1024 MB DDR3
0.97

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 620 by 3666% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1073122
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Value for money0.0121.02
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGF108Turing TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (11 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $349
Current price$125 (3.1x MSRP)$397 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 210100% better value for money than GT 620.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores961920
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1620 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt175 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec201.6
Floating-point performance268.8 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)229 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 620 0.97
RTX 2060 36.53
+3666%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 620 by 3666% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 620 377
RTX 2060 14150
+3653%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 620 by 3653% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 620 1559
RTX 2060 70649
+4432%

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 620 by 4432% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD3−4
−3933%
121
+3933%
1440p2−3
−3700%
76
+3700%
4K1−2
−4900%
50
+4900%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.97 36.53
Recency 15 May 2012 6 January 2019
Cost $39.99 $349
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 620 in performance tests.


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