GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon 620

Place in performance ranking	810	30
Place by popularity	not in top-100	40
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.34	25.86
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 24	Ampere GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2019 (4 years ago)	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$499
Current price	$67	$662 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 7506% better value for money than Radeon 620.

Detailed Specifications

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	384	5888
Core clock speed	no data	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1024 MHz	1725 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.58	317.4

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon 620 and GeForce RTX 3070 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.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

Memory type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	no data	8.5

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 620 2.32

RTX 3070 57.89
+2395%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon 620 by 2395% 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%

Radeon 620 897

RTX 3070 22408
+2398%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon 620 by 2398% 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 620 1730

RTX 3070 31020
+1693%

GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon 620 by 1693% 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	5−6 −2860%	148 +2860%
1440p	4−5 −2400%	100 +2400%
4K	2−3 −3100%	64 +3100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−2840%

147
+2840%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −4067%	125 +4067%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −3625%	149 +3625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −1300%	150−160 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −2680%	139 +2680%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −7350%	149 +7350%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −6100%	124 +6100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3180%	160−170 +3180%
Hitman 3	4−5 −4175%	171 +4175%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −5000%	153 +5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −3020%	156 +3020%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1988%	167 +1988%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	121

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3467%	107 +3467%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −3200%	132 +3200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −1300%	150−160 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −2420%	126 +2420%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −7000%	142 +7000%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −5950%	121 +5950%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3180%	160−170 +3180%
Hitman 3	4−5 −4050%	166 +4050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −4233%	130 +4233%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −3900%	120 +3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −1860%	98 +1860%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −1875%	158 +1875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −3733%	230 +3733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	111

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2600%	81 +2600%
Battlefield 5	4−5 −2875%	119 +2875%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1940%	102 +1940%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −6600%	134 +6600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −5250%	107 +5250%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3180%	160−170 +3180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −1917%	121 +1917%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	85

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2475%	100−110 +2475%
Hitman 3	5−6 −2700%	140 +2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1089%	107 +1089%
Metro Exodus	0−1	75
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −6200%	63 +6200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1800%	114 +1800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −6100%	62 +6100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2875%	119 +2875%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −4850%	95−100 +4850%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2950%	60−65 +2950%
Hitman 3	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −400%	35 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −4200%	43 +4200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4200%	43 +4200%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −2233%	70 +2233%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −1083%	71 +1083%

This is how Radeon 620 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 is 2860% faster than Radeon 620 in 1080p
RTX 3070 is 2400% faster than Radeon 620 in 1440p
RTX 3070 is 3100% faster than Radeon 620 in 4K

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3070 is 7350% faster than the Radeon 620.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3070 surpassed Radeon 620 in all 48 of our tests.

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	2.32	57.89
Recency	12 August 2019	16 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	220 Watt