Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed Up to 625 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 1800
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 980 | 982 |
Value for money | 0.03 | no data |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) |
GPU code name | N13P-GLP / N13M-GS | Stoney Ridge |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 22 March 2012 (11 years old) | 1 June 2016 (7 years old) |
Current price | $300 | no data |
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 cores | 96 | 192 |
CUDA cores | 96 | no data |
Core clock speed | Up to 625 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 715 MHz | 600 MHz |
Number of transistors | 585 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Texture fill rate | Up to 10.0 billion/sec | no data |
Floating-point performance | 253.4 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 620M and Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | DDR3 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
Memory bus width | Up to 128bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | no data |
Memory bandwidth | Up to 28.8 GB/s | no data |
Shared memory | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
HDCP | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
3D Blu-Ray | + | no data |
Optimus | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 API | 12 (FL 12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
Vulkan | N/A | no 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.
GeForce GT 620M outperforms Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) by 1% in our combined benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
GeForce GT 620M outperforms Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) by 66% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) outperforms GeForce GT 620M by 4% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GT 620M outperforms Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) by 82% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GT 620M outperforms Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) by 54% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GT 620M outperforms Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) by 27% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GT 620M and Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge). Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 17 Mh/s | no data |
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 HD | 36
+260%
| 10
−260%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | no data |
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how GT 620M and R4 (Stoney Ridge) compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GT 620M is 260% faster than R4 (Stoney Ridge)
All in all, in popular games:
- GT 620M is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- R4 (Stoney Ridge) is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
- there's a draw in 19 tests (100%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.12 | 1.11 |
Recency | 22 March 2012 | 1 June 2016 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 192 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 620M and Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge). The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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