The GeForce GT 620 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon R9 290X and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $104.06 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GT 620
- Up to 55% cheaper – $85.13 vs $189.19
- Consumes up to 83% less energy – 49 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 1 GB
GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon R9 290X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GT 620
May 15th, 2012
Average FPS
39
58%
Min 1% FPS
14
42%
Price, €
€85.13
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.18/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Average FPS
67
100%
Min 1% FPS
33
100%
Price, €
€189.19
44%
Value, €/FPS
€2.82/FPS
77%
GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon R9 290X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon R9 290X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GT 620 vs Radeon R9 290X in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GT 620
May 15th, 2012
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
4%
Texture Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
6%
FP32
268.8 GFLOPS
5%
Radeon R9 290X
Oct 24th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
64 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
176 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
5.632 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GT 620 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 15th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
49 W | Power Consumption | 290 W |
| Memory | ||
| 1 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| DDR3 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 2.8 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 64 GPixel/s |
| 11.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 176 GTexel/s |
| 268.8 GFLOPS | FP32 | 5.632 TFLOPS |
