Quadro K620M vs GeForce GTX 260

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Combined performance score

GTX 260
3.16
+5.7%

GeForce GTX 260 outperforms Quadro K620M by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking707735
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.36no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGT200GM108
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date16 June 2008 (15 years old)1 March 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data
Current price$49 (0.1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192384
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed576 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.9 billion/sec17.98
Floating-point performance476.9 gflops863.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 260 and Quadro K620M 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount896 MB2 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Display Portno data1.2
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimusno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12
Shader Model4.05
OpenGL2.14.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA++

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.

GTX 260 3.16
+5.7%
Quadro K620M 2.99

GeForce GTX 260 outperforms Quadro K620M by 6% in our combined 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%

GTX 260 1225
+5.8%
Quadro K620M 1158

GeForce GTX 260 outperforms Quadro K620M by 6% 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 HD21−24
−4.8%
22
+4.8%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.16 2.99
Recency 16 June 2008 1 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 30 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 and Quadro K620M. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while Quadro K620M is a mobile workstation 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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