GeForce GT 610 vs Radeon VII

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon VII and GeForce GT 610, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon VII
2019
16 GB HBM2, 295 Watt
43.22
+5303%

Radeon VII outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 5303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking741108
Place by popularitynot in top-10097
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.060.01
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega 20GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $39.99
Current price$160 (0.2x MSRP)$98 (2.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon VII has 660500% better value for money than GT 610.

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 cores384048
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speed1400 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1750 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,230 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate420.06.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data155.5 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 supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length305 mm5.7" (14.5 cm)
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeHBM2DDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB1024 MB
Memory bus width4096 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/s14.4 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
HDCPno data+
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-Rayno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno 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.

Radeon VII 43.22
+5303%
GT 610 0.80

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 5303% based on our aggregate 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 VII 16690
+5319%
GT 610 308

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 5319% 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 VII 27449
+7319%
GT 610 370

Radeon VII outperforms GeForce GT 610 by 7319% 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 HD123
+6050%
2−3
−6050%
1440p76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
4K58
+5700%
1−2
−5700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 99
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
Battlefield 5 160
+7900%
2−3
−7900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry 5 116
+5700%
2−3
−5700%
Far Cry New Dawn 113
+5550%
2−3
−5550%
Forza Horizon 4 163
+5333%
3−4
−5333%
Hitman 3 81
+8000%
1−2
−8000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 155
+7650%
2−3
−7650%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+5850%
2−3
−5850%
Red Dead Redemption 2 126
+6200%
2−3
−6200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 118
+5800%
2−3
−5800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 113
+5550%
2−3
−5550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 82
+8100%
1−2
−8100%
Battlefield 5 150
+7400%
2−3
−7400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry 5 90
+8900%
1−2
−8900%
Far Cry New Dawn 102
+10100%
1−2
−10100%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+5575%
4−5
−5575%
Hitman 3 79
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+5767%
3−4
−5767%
Metro Exodus 46 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+5950%
2−3
−5950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+9600%
1−2
−9600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 139
+6850%
2−3
−6850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 211
+6933%
3−4
−6933%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Far Cry 5 71
+7000%
1−2
−7000%
Forza Horizon 4 130
+6400%
2−3
−6400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 119
+5850%
2−3
−5850%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+8300%
1−2
−8300%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+10100%
1−2
−10100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 89
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 80−85
+7900%
1−2
−7900%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+9100%
1−2
−9100%
Hitman 3 66
+6500%
1−2
−6500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80
+7900%
1−2
−7900%
Metro Exodus 83
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 61
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+8500%
1−2
−8500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 58
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Far Cry New Dawn 46 0−1
Hitman 3 46 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+5500%
1−2
−5500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 31 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Metro Exodus 61
+6000%
1−2
−6000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43 0−1

This is how Radeon VII and GT 610 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon VII is 6050% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon VII is 7500% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon VII is 5700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.22 0.80
Recency 7 February 2019 2 April 2012
Cost $699 $39.99
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 1024 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 29 Watt

The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.


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