Radeon 620 vs HD Graphics 620

Place in performance ranking	801	810
Place by popularity	61	not in top-100
Value for money	0.50	0.34
Architecture	Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Kaby-Lake GT2	Polaris 24
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 August 2016 (7 years ago)	12 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$353	$67

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD Graphics 620 has 47% better value for money than Radeon 620.

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	24	384
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1024 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	24.58
Floating-point performance	403.2 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 620 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
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

Technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131

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.

HD Graphics 620 2.41
+3.9%

Radeon 620 2.32

HD Graphics 620 outperforms Radeon 620 by 4% 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%

HD Graphics 620 935
+4.2%

Radeon 620 897

HD Graphics 620 outperforms Radeon 620 by 4% 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%

HD Graphics 620 934

Radeon 620 1730
+85.2%

Radeon 620 outperforms HD Graphics 620 by 85% 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:

Full HD

14
+16.7%

12−14

−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +120%	5−6 −120%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 −60%	8−9 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 −20%	6−7 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 620 and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 620 is 16.7% faster than Radeon 620 in 1080p

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 620 is 200% faster than the Radeon 620.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 620 is 60% faster than the HD Graphics 620.

All in all, in popular games:

HD Graphics 620 is ahead in 7 tests (14%)
Radeon 620 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (82%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	2.41	2.32
Recency	30 August 2016	12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt