Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce GT 620

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 620 and Radeon RX 5700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 620
2012
1 GB DDR3, 49 Watt
0.98

RX 5700 XT outperforms GT 620 by a whopping 4295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking107675
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02100.00
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGF108Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $399
Current price$125 (3.1x MSRP)$111 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 499900% better value for money than GT 620.

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 cores962560
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed700 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1905 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec304.8
Floating-point performance268.8 gflopsno 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 4.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)272 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s

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, VGA1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
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.

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A+
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
RX 5700 XT 43.07
+4295%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 4295% 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
RX 5700 XT 16632
+4312%

Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 4312% 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 HD2−3
−6000%
122
+6000%
1440p1−2
−7300%
74
+7300%
4K1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
−4259%
3400−3450
+4259%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
−4242%
3300−3350
+4242%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110
−4264%
4800−4850
+4264%
Battlefield 5 199
−4272%
8700−8750
+4272%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
−4264%
5150−5200
+4264%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−4259%
3400−3450
+4259%
Far Cry 5 125
−4260%
5450−5500
+4260%
Far Cry New Dawn 118
−4264%
5150−5200
+4264%
Forza Horizon 4 155
−4287%
6800−6850
+4287%
Hitman 3 84
−4245%
3650−3700
+4245%
Horizon Zero Dawn 249
−4278%
10900−10950
+4278%
Metro Exodus 144
−4275%
6300−6350
+4275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
−4291%
5050−5100
+4291%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 234
−4280%
10250−10300
+4280%
Watch Dogs: Legion 121
−4280%
5300−5350
+4280%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
−4257%
3050−3100
+4257%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
−4241%
3950−4000
+4241%
Battlefield 5 165
−4294%
7250−7300
+4294%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 107
−4293%
4700−4750
+4293%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
−4233%
3250−3300
+4233%
Far Cry 5 101
−4256%
4400−4450
+4256%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
−4252%
4700−4750
+4252%
Forza Horizon 4 283
−4282%
12400−12450
+4282%
Hitman 3 89
−4282%
3900−3950
+4282%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
−4288%
12900−12950
+4288%
Metro Exodus 147
−4288%
6450−6500
+4288%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
−4291%
5050−5100
+4291%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
−4278%
8450−8500
+4278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
−4283%
6750−6800
+4283%
Watch Dogs: Legion 248
−4275%
10850−10900
+4275%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
−4255%
2700−2750
+4255%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−4259%
3400−3450
+4259%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
−4275%
3500−3550
+4275%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
−4228%
2900−2950
+4228%
Far Cry 5 73
−4284%
3200−3250
+4284%
Forza Horizon 4 148
−4292%
6500−6550
+4292%
Horizon Zero Dawn 135
−4270%
5900−5950
+4270%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 171
−4286%
7500−7550
+4286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
−4255%
4050−4100
+4255%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
−4228%
2900−2950
+4228%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
−4252%
4700−4750
+4252%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 126
−4265%
5500−5550
+4265%
Far Cry New Dawn 117
−4259%
5100−5150
+4259%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
−4240%
2300−2350
+4240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
−4222%
2550−2600
+4222%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 78
−4259%
3400−3450
+4259%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
−4275%
1750−1800
+4275%
Far Cry 5 97
−4281%
4250−4300
+4281%
Forza Horizon 4 119
−4270%
5200−5250
+4270%
Hitman 3 59
−4222%
2550−2600
+4222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
−4275%
4550−4600
+4275%
Metro Exodus 104
−4275%
4550−4600
+4275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
−4270%
5200−5250
+4270%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−4285%
2850−2900
+4285%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
−4248%
2000−2050
+4248%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
−4267%
3450−3500
+4267%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
−4275%
2450−2500
+4275%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
−4218%
1900−1950
+4218%
Hitman 3 45
−4233%
1950−2000
+4233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−4275%
2450−2500
+4275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 39
−4259%
1700−1750
+4259%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
−4252%
2350−2400
+4252%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
−4186%
1500−1550
+4186%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
−4294%
1450−1500
+4294%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−4294%
1450−1500
+4294%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−4018%
700−750
+4018%
Far Cry 5 30
−4233%
1300−1350
+4233%
Forza Horizon 4 79
−4267%
3450−3500
+4267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 63
−4265%
2750−2800
+4265%
Metro Exodus 56
−4275%
2450−2500
+4275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
−4131%
550−600
+4131%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
−4275%
1750−1800
+4275%

This is how GT 620 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 6000% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 7300% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 4600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 43.07
Recency 15 May 2012 7 July 2019
Cost $39.99 $399
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 225 Watt

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 620 in performance tests.


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