Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 620 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 527 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 620.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $105.6 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 49 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 118% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than GeForce GT 620 - 85 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 - 4 vs 1 GB
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • May 15th, 2012
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • May 15th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
2.8 GPixel/s
4.375%
Texel Fillrate
11.2 GTexel/s
6.363636363636363%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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May 15th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
GeForce 600 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
700 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |