GeForce GT 620M vs Radeon Pro W5500M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro W5500M with GeForce GT 620M, including specs and performance data.
Pro W5500M outperforms GT 620M by a whopping 706% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 528 | 1127 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.40 | 5.21 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GF108 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 23 August 2012 (12 years ago) |
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 cores | 1408 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | Up to 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1450 MHz | 715 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 127.6 | 10.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.083 TFLOPS | 0.2534 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 88 | 16 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | Up to 128bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | Up to 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | No outputs |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | Up to 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | - | + |
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/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.
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.
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 | 290−300
+706%
| 36
−706%
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FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
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| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| Valorant | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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This is how Pro W5500M and GT 620M compete in popular games:
- Pro W5500M is 706% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 35 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.30 | 1.03 |
| Recency | 10 February 2020 | 23 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 15 Watt |
Pro W5500M has a 705.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
GT 620M, on the other hand, has 466.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro W5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 620M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 620M is a mobile workstation one.
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