GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon HD 8650M

Place in performance ranking	868	1076
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	0.02
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	no data	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2013 (11 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$39.99
Current price	$338	$125 (3.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8650M has 550% 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	384	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	650 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	900 Million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	98 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	11.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	268.8 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8650M and GeForce GT 620 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 data	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	11.1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.2
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+80%

5−6

−80%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1