Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce GT 620

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 620 and Radeon RX 7900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 620
2012
1 GB DDR3, 49 Watt
0.98

RX 7900 XT outperforms GT 620 by a whopping 7524% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking107612
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0225.44
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3
GPU code nameGF108Navi 31 XT
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 $899
Current price$125 (3.1x MSRP)$884 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XT has 127100% 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 cores965376
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speed700 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors585 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt315 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate11.2 billion/sec804.4
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)276 mm
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 GB20 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s800.0 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, VGA1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
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 7900 XT 74.72
+7524%

Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 7524% 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 7900 XT 28854
+7554%

Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 7554% 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
RX 7900 XT 186508
+11863%

Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 11863% 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 HD2−3
−10200%
206
+10200%
1440p1−2
−13700%
138
+13700%
4K1−2
−9100%
92
+9100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−7800%
237
+7800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11800%
110−120
+11800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−13100%
130−140
+13100%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−7933%
240−250
+7933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10500%
212
+10500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−9150%
180−190
+9150%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−7567%
230−240
+7567%
Hitman 3 1−2
−12200%
120−130
+12200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−7967%
484
+7967%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−14500%
140−150
+14500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12300%
120−130
+12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−8186%
580
+8186%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−13800%
130−140
+13800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11800%
110−120
+11800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−13100%
130−140
+13100%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−7933%
240−250
+7933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−9400%
190
+9400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−9150%
180−190
+9150%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−7567%
230−240
+7567%
Hitman 3 1−2
−12200%
120−130
+12200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−7800%
300−350
+7800%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−7800%
79
+7800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12300%
120−130
+12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−8100%
492
+8100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−7950%
483
+7950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−13800%
130−140
+13800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−11800%
110−120
+11800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−13100%
130−140
+13100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−8850%
179
+8850%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−7567%
230−240
+7567%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−8650%
350
+8650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−8380%
424
+8380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−8733%
265
+8733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−13800%
130−140
+13800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−12300%
120−130
+12300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8200%
160−170
+8200%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−14300%
140−150
+14300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−8700%
85−90
+8700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−9400%
95−100
+9400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−10900%
110−120
+10900%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−12100%
122
+12100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−8550%
173
+8550%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−9150%
180−190
+9150%
Hitman 3 1−2
−10900%
110−120
+10900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−9133%
277
+9133%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−14000%
141
+14000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8025%
325
+8025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−13800%
130−140
+13800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−11900%
120−130
+11900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−8700%
85−90
+8700%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 65−70
Hitman 3 0−1 65−70
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−10900%
110
+10900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−7850%
159
+7850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 60−65
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 60−65
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 60
Far Cry 5 0−1 50−55
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−13600%
130−140
+13600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−8200%
166
+8200%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−12800%
129
+12800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 50−55

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%

This is how GT 620 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 10200% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 13700% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 9100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 74.72
Recency 15 May 2012 3 November 2022
Cost $39.99 $899
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 315 Watt

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 620 in performance tests.


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