GeForce GT 545 vs Quadro K620

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K620 with GeForce GT 545, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K620
2014
2 GB 128-bit, 41 Watt
5.79
+102%

K620 outperforms GT 545 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking597789
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.610.40
Power efficiency8.822.81
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM107GF116
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date22 July 2014 (10 years ago)14 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189.89 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K620 has 553% better value for money than GT 545.

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 cores384144
Core clock speed1058 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate26.9817.28
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.4147 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs2424

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length160 mm145 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 type128 BitDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 29 GB/s38.4 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 DVI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.02.1

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. 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.

Quadro K620 5.79
+102%
GT 545 2.87

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.

Quadro K620 2232
+102%
GT 545 1104

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro K620 6686
+82%
GT 545 3673

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.79 2.87
Recency 22 July 2014 14 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 70 Watt

Quadro K620 has a 101.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 70.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K620 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 545 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K620 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 545 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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