GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon HD 4850

Place in performance ranking	775	1072
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	0.01
Architecture	Terascale 1 (2008−2010)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	RV770	GF108
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 June 2008 (15 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$39.99
Current price	$138 (0.7x MSRP)	$125 (3.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4850 has 1500% better value for money than GT 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	800	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	625 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	956 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	98 °C
Texture fill rate	25.00	11.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,000.0 gflops	268.8 gflops

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).

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	246 mm	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	993 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	63.55 GB/s	14.4 GB/s

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	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

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.

ATI HD 4850 2.65
+173%

GT 620 0.97

Radeon HD 4850 outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 173% 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%

ATI HD 4850 1026
+172%

GT 620 377

Radeon HD 4850 outperforms GeForce GT 620 by 172% in Passmark.

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:

900p	28 +180%	10−12 −180%
Full HD	40 +186%	14−16 −186%
1200p	19 +217%	6−7 −217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

This is how ATI HD 4850 and GT 620 compete in popular games:

ATI HD 4850 is 180% faster in 900p
ATI HD 4850 is 186% faster in 1080p
ATI HD 4850 is 217% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.65	0.97
Recency	25 June 2008	15 May 2012
Cost	$199	$39.99
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	49 Watt