Quadro RTX 5000 vs Quadro M620

Place in the ranking	546	98
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.90
Power efficiency	16.57	12.37
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM107	TU104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	11 January 2017 (8 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	512	3072
Core clock speed	756 MHz	1620 MHz
Boost clock speed	977 MHz	1815 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.26	348.5
Floating-point processing power	1 TFLOPS	11.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	32	192
Tensor Cores	no data	384
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	48

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	5.0	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Quadro M620 7.21

RTX 5000 41.24
+472%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro M620 2772

RTX 5000 15850
+472%

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.

Quadro M620 8005

RTX 5000 102850
+1185%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Quadro M620 6407

RTX 5000 94304
+1372%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Quadro M620 8602

RTX 5000 96650
+1024%

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	29 −452%	160−170 +452%
4K	12 −442%	65−70 +442%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	14.37
4K	no data	35.37

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −465%	130−140 +465%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Valorant	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −465%	130−140 +465%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Dota 2	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −463%	180−190 +463%
Fortnite	40−45 −458%	240−250 +458%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	38 −453%	210−220 +453%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −445%	120−130 +445%
Valorant	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
World of Tanks	110−120 −441%	600−650 +441%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −465%	130−140 +465%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Dota 2	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −463%	180−190 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −452%	160−170 +452%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 −459%	95−100 +459%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 −417%	300−310 +417%
Valorant	24−27 −460%	140−150 +460%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Grand Theft Auto V	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −464%	220−230 +464%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
World of Tanks	50−55 −458%	290−300 +458%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −438%	70−75 +438%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −471%	80−85 +471%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Valorant	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Dota 2	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16 −463%	90−95 +463%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Fortnite	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Valorant	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%

This is how Quadro M620 and RTX 5000 compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 is 452% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 is 442% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.21	41.24
Recency	11 January 2017	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	230 Watt

Quadro M620 has 666.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000, on the other hand, has a 472% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation card while Quadro RTX 5000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.