The Radeon R9 290 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GT 620 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's only $184.24 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R9 290
- 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
Advantages of the GeForce GT 620
- Up to 68% cheaper – $85.13 vs $269.37
- Consumes up to 82% less energy – 49 vs 275 Watts
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 620 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€269.37
31%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
53%
GeForce GT 620
May 15th, 2012
Average FPS
39
60%
Min 1% FPS
14
44%
Price, €
€85.13
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.18/FPS
100%
Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 620 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 Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 620 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GT 620 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R9 290
Nov 5th, 2013
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
60.61 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
151.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.849 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GT 620
May 15th, 2012
Memory
1 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
4%
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
5%
Texture Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
7%
FP32
268.8 GFLOPS
6%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R9 290 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GT 620 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Nov 5th, 2013 | Release Date | May 15th, 2012 |
| $399.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 600 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 275 W | Power Consumption | 49 W |
| Memory | ||
4 GB | Memory Size | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Memory Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
60.61 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 2.8 GPixel/s |
151.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 11.2 GTexel/s |
4.849 TFLOPS | FP32 | 268.8 GFLOPS |
