Quadro K620 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 645 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.11 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.96 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | GM107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 22 July 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $189.89 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 ×2 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1058 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 41 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 54.40 ×2 | 26.98 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.8632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 292 mm | 160 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | 128 Bit |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1002 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.3 GB/s ×2 | Up to 29 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Number of simultaneous displays | no data | 4 |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | no data | + |
| Mosaic | no data | + |
| nView Desktop Management | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 5.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2011 | 22 July 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 41 Watt |
Quadro K620 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 314.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 Ti X2 and Quadro K620. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 Ti X2 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro K620 is a workstation one.
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