Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe vs GeForce GT 620

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1164not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency1.43no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)G500 (2001−2005)
GPU code nameGF108Condor
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (13 years ago)26 November 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz125 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.200.25
Floating-point processing power0.2688 TFLOPSno data
ROPs42
TMUs162
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno data

Form factor & 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 1.0 x1
Length145 mm112 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s166 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s2.656 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA2x DVI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)8.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.21.5
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 May 2012 26 November 2001
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 180 nm

GT 620 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

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