Radeon R5 M230 vs GeForce GT 620

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Aggregate performance score

GT 620
2012
1 GB DDR3, 49 Watt
0.98

Radeon R5 M230 outperforms GeForce GT 620 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking10761053
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGF108Jet / Sun
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data
Current price$125 (3.1x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores96320
CUDA cores96no data
Compute unitsno data5
Core clock speed700 MHz855 MHz
Boost clock speedno data855 MHz
Number of transistors585 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Wattunknown
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec17.10
Floating-point performance268.8 gflops547.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 620 and Radeon R5 M230 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0PCIe 3.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

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, VGANo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinityno data+
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
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.

AppAccelerationno data+
Endurono data-
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
3D Blu-Ray+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.4
OpenCL1.1Not Listed
VulkanN/Ano data
Mantleno data+
CUDA+no data

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 0.98
R5 M230 1.07
+9.2%

Radeon R5 M230 outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 9% based on our aggregate 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
R5 M230 412
+9.3%

Radeon R5 M230 outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 9% in Passmark.

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 HD9−10
−11.1%
10
+11.1%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 1.07
Recency 15 May 2012 7 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 620 and Radeon R5 M230.

Be aware that GeForce GT 620 is a desktop card while Radeon R5 M230 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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