GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon HD 8870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8870M with GeForce GT 620, including specs and performance data.

HD 8870M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
4.21
+330%

HD 8870M outperforms GT 620 by a whopping 330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6901119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Power efficiencyno data1.39
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVenusGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores64096
Core clock speed725 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data49 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate31.0011.20
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS0.2688 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs4016

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

HD 8870M 4.21
+330%
GT 620 0.98

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.

HD 8870M 1638
+331%
GT 620 380

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:

900p42
+367%
9−10
−367%
Full HD33
+371%
7−8
−371%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Fortnite 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Valorant 50−55
+350%
12−14
−350%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 87
+383%
18−20
−383%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 35−40
+350%
8−9
−350%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Fortnite 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Valorant 50−55
+350%
12−14
−350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Dota 2 35−40
+350%
8−9
−350%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Valorant 50−55
+350%
12−14
−350%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+360%
5−6
−360%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Valorant 40−45
+330%
10−11
−330%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Valorant 20−22
+400%
4−5
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

This is how HD 8870M and GT 620 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8870M is 367% faster in 900p
  • HD 8870M is 371% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.21 0.98
Recency 1 April 2013 15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

HD 8870M has a 329.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8870M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8870M is a notebook card while GeForce GT 620 is a desktop one.

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