RTX A5000 vs Quadro M620

Place in the ranking	612	51
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	16.94	18.43
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	GM107	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	11 January 2017 (9 years ago)	12 April 2021 (5 years ago)

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	8192
Core clock speed	756 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	977 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	31.26	433.9
Floating-point processing power	1 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	32	256
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	64
L1 Cache	256 KB	8 MB
L2 Cache	2 MB	6 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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	No outputs	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 and SDK support

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

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.0	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Quadro M620 6.60

RTX A5000 55.04
+734%

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 2750
Samples: 433

RTX A5000 23033
+738%

Samples: 907

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 8126

RTX A5000 155974
+1819%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Quadro M620 6652

RTX A5000 137639
+1969%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Quadro M620 8602

RTX A5000 190987
+2120%

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	26 −708%	210−220 +708%
4K	10 −700%	80−85 +700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −718%	270−280 +718%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	27−30 −728%	240−250 +728%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −718%	270−280 +718%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −710%	170−180 +710%
Fortnite	40−45 −632%	300−310 +632%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −733%	250−260 +733%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −700%	160−170 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −700%	200−210 +700%
Valorant	70−75 −722%	600−650 +722%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	27−30 −728%	240−250 +728%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −718%	270−280 +718%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	100−110 −726%	900−950 +726%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Dota 2	50−55 −655%	400−450 +655%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −710%	170−180 +710%
Fortnite	40−45 −632%	300−310 +632%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −733%	250−260 +733%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −700%	160−170 +700%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −733%	200−210 +733%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −700%	200−210 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −689%	150−160 +689%
Valorant	70−75 −722%	600−650 +722%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	27−30 −728%	240−250 +728%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −686%	110−120 +686%
Dota 2	50−55 −655%	400−450 +655%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −710%	170−180 +710%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −733%	250−260 +733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −700%	200−210 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −700%	80−85 +700%
Valorant	70−75 −722%	600−650 +722%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

40−45
−632%

300−310

+632%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	50−55 −684%	400−450 +684%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −650%	300−310 +650%
Valorant	75−80 −700%	600−650 +700%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −713%	130−140 +713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −733%	75−80 +733%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

12−14
−669%

100−105

+669%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −724%	140−150 +724%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Valorant	30−35 −724%	280−290 +724%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
Dota 2	24−27 −733%	200−210 +733%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −700%	80−85 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −686%	55−60 +686%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

7−8
−686%

55−60

+686%

This is how Quadro M620 and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:

RTX A5000 is 708% faster in 1080p
RTX A5000 is 700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.60	55.04
Recency	11 January 2017	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	230 Watt

Quadro M620 has 667% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 734% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation graphics card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.