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Combined performance score

Radeon 530
2.61
+13%

530 outperforms 620 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking775809
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.640.34
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameMesoPolaris 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date21 March 2017 (7 years old)12 August 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$627 $67
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon 530 has 88% 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 cores384384
Core clock speed1024 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1024 MHz1024 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate24.5024.58
Floating-point performance784.1 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon 530 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3/GDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s14.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX12.012 (12_0)
Shader Model5.06.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
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.

Radeon 530 2.61
+13%
Radeon 620 2.31

530 outperforms 620 by 13% in our combined 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%

Radeon 530 1013
+12.9%
Radeon 620 897

530 outperforms 620 by 13% 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%

Radeon 530 1542
Radeon 620 1730
+12.2%

620 outperforms 530 by 12% 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 HD16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
Battlefield 5 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Battlefield 5 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
−175%
10−12
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4
−100%
8−9
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
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
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+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%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how Radeon 530 and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Radeon 530 is 14.3% faster than Radeon 620

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 530 is 700% faster than the Radeon 620.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 620 is 175% faster than the Radeon 530.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 530 is ahead in 28 tests (57%)
  • Radeon 620 is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (39%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.61 2.31
Recency 21 March 2017 12 August 2019

The Radeon 530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 620 in performance tests.


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