Radeon 620 vs GeForce GT 630M

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Aggregate performance score

GT 630M
2011
1 GB DDR3\GDDR5, 33 Watt
1.39

Radeon 620 outperforms GeForce GT 630M by an impressive 67% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking959814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.020.34
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameN13P-GL/GL2Polaris 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 December 2011 (12 years ago)12 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price$1121 $67

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon 620 has 1600% better value for money than GT 630M.

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 cores96384
CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speedUp to 800 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1024 MHz
Number of transistors585 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateUp to 12.8 billion/sec24.58
Floating-point performance253.4 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 630M and Radeon 620 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3\GDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthUp to 128bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 32.0 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no 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
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
DirectX 11.212 APIno data
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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 630M 1.39
Radeon 620 2.32
+66.9%

Radeon 620 outperforms GeForce GT 630M by 67% based on our aggregated 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 630M 539
Radeon 620 897
+66.4%

Radeon 620 outperforms GeForce GT 630M by 66% in Passmark.

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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 630M 719
Radeon 620 1730
+141%

Radeon 620 outperforms GeForce GT 630M by 141% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p19
−57.9%
30−35
+57.9%
Full HD16
−50%
24−27
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 3−4
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 3−4
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GT 630M and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 620 is 58% faster in 900p
  • Radeon 620 is 50% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 620 is 200% faster than the GT 630M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 620 is ahead in 36 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 2.32
Recency 6 December 2011 12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon 620 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630M in performance tests.


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