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In short — Radeon R9 290X outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 620 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Radeon R9 290X is 527 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 620.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 41% better in Saints Row than GeForce GT 620 - 55 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
- Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon R9 290X - $149.0 vs $210.0
- Consumes up to 83% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 49 vs 290 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
XFX Radeon R9 290X 1000MHz 4GB DDR5 512 bit DP HDMI 2XDVI Graphics Card (R9290XENFC)
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EVGA GeForce GT 620 1024MB DDR3 Dual DVI, mHDMI Graphics Cards 01G-P3-2621-KR
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 290X
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
GeForce GT 620
Desktop • May 15th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon R9 290X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 24th, 2013 | Release Date | May 15th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 600 |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |
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