ATI Radeon HD 5870 vs Quadro M620

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M620 with Radeon HD 5870, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M620
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 30 Watt
7.25
+26.1%

M620 outperforms ATI HD 5870 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking540599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.60
Power efficiency16.562.10
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM107Cypress
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date11 January 2017 (7 years ago)23 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores5121600
Core clock speed756 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed977 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate31.2668.00
Floating-point processing power1 TFLOPS2.72 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3280

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data282 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s153.6 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
3D Stereo+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.0-

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 M620 7.25
+26.1%
ATI HD 5870 5.75

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 M620 2793
+26.1%
ATI HD 5870 2215

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.

Quadro M620 3130
+23.7%
ATI HD 5870 2530

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 HD27
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data19.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

This is how Quadro M620 and ATI HD 5870 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M620 is 29% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.25 5.75
Recency 11 January 2017 23 September 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 188 Watt

Quadro M620 has a 26.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 526.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M620 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 5870 is a desktop one.


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