Quadro M620 vs GeForce GTX 650

Aggregated performance score

GTX 650
2012
2048 MB GDDR5
4.52

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 61% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking616503
Place by popularity65not in top-100
Value for money0.350.53
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGK107GM107
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date6 September 2012 (11 years old)13 January 2017 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data
Current price$207 (1.9x MSRP)$1958
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M620 has 51% better value for money than GTX 650.

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 cores384512
CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed1058 MHz1018 MHz
Boost clock speedno data977 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate33.9 billion/sec31.26
Floating-point performance812.5 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 650 and Quadro M620 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length5.70" (14.5 cm)no data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s80 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Display Portno data1.2
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
Optimusno data+
3D Stereono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.34.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+5.0

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 650 4.52
Quadro M620 7.27
+60.8%

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 61% 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%

GTX 650 1750
Quadro M620 2815
+60.9%

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 61% 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%

GTX 650 2270
Quadro M620 3130
+37.9%

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 38% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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%

GTX 650 4465
Quadro M620 8003
+79.2%

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 79% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 650 4584
Quadro M620 6897
+50.5%

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 50% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 650 3424
Quadro M620 8602
+151%

Quadro M620 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 151% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD16−18
−62.5%
26
+62.5%
4K6−7
−66.7%
10
+66.7%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.52 7.27
Recency 6 September 2012 13 January 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 30 Watt

The Quadro M620 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation one.


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