Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Review

The Intel UHD Graphics 620 is based on Gen. 9.5 architecture based on a 14 nm manufacturing process. It can support 4K at 60Hz with a peak resolution support of 4096×2304 pixels and it can support up to a maximum of three displays with this graphics processor. When it comes the day to day tasks it is very capable of handling most of them however when it comes to much heavier workloads such a 3D rendering the UHD graphics 620 is not a good solution.

Specs

• Architecture: Kaby Lake-R (Gen. 9.5)
• Pipelines, Cores, Shaders: 24
• Graphics Base clock: 300 MHz
• Graphics Boost Clock: 1 GHz – 1.15 GHz 
• TDP: 15
• Transistor Size: 14Nm 
• Memory Types: DDR3/DDR4 (Shared system memory)
• Maximum RAM amount: 32 GB
• Memory bus width: 64/128 Bit
• Interface: PCIe 3.0 x1
• API Support:
  • DirectX 12_1
  • 6.4 Shader Model
  • 4.6 OpenGL
  • 2.1 OpenCL
  • 1.1.103 Vulkan
• Graphics Output: eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

Gaming and Real-World Performance/Benchmarks:

The performance of Intel UHD Graphics 620 depends on a number of factors such as L3 cache size, ram configuration, boost clock speed, and core count of the CPU. The real performance of the UHD graphics is similar to that of the HD Graphics while in the case of synthetic benchmarks it is almost 20 percent faster and when compared with Nvidia’s Mx130 it is almost 40 percent slower in synthetic benchmarks and when it comes to gaming the UHD graphics 620 is about 50 percent slower when compared to Nvidia Mx130. The video engine of the UHD 620 supports the following:

•  H.265/HEVC Main10 profile in hardware with 10-bit colors.
• Googles VP9 codec (Hardware Decoded)
• HDCP 2.2 for 4K Netflix ( Not available on models shipped before may of 2017)
• 4k Support @60Hz

Photo editing: Image editing applications such as photoshop can run with integrated graphics and any workflow that can utilize GPU acceleration will be at least twice as fast. So, if you are editing on a system with a 1080p display and you are not working with large files the UHD graphics should work smoothly. However, if have a 4k display or you are working with large files you will experience some lag. Video editing: It will work as when it comes to video editing CPU is far more important than GPU. However, when it comes to rendering those videos it will take a really long time and you will have a poor and frustrating experience in some cases.

Laptops Powered By Intel UHD Graphics 620

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Gaming Performance/Benchmarks 

The Intel UHD should be able to handle most modern games that are not very graphic demanding such as League of Legends, Dota 2, Minecraft, CS: GO, GTA 5, and Fortnite.

Fortnite

• Low ( 720p): 42 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 10 FPS
• High ( 1080p): 9 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 5 FPS
• QHD (1440p): 3 FPS

PUBG ( PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds)

• Low( 720p): 26 FPS
• Mid ( 1080p): 14 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 11 FPS

GTA V

• Low (768p): 40 FPS
• Mid (768p): 32 FPS
• High (1080p): 4 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 3 FPS
• QHD (1440p): 1 FPS

CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

• Low (768p): 115 FPS
• Mid (768p): 93 FPS
• High (768p): 70 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 39 FPS
• QHD (1440p): 28 FPS
• 4k (2160): 10 FPS

League of Legends 

• Low (720p): 94 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 75 FPS
• High (1080p): 59 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 52 FPS
• QHD (1440p): 48 FPS
• 4k (2160): 20 FPS

Overwatch

• Low (768p): 39 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 26 FPS
• High (1080p): 15 FPS
• Ultra (1080p): 8 FPS
• 4k (2160p): 4 FPS

Apex Legends

• Low (768p): 17 FPS
• Mid (1080p): 4 FPS
• High (1080p): 2 FPS

Benchmarks: Intel UHD Graphics 620

Overall Score

3DMark Time Spy Score

Passmark

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

CPU’s with Intel UHD Graphics 620

• Intel Celeron 5205U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i3 8130U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i3 8145U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i3 10110U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8250U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8350U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i7 8550U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8265U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i5 8365U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i7 8565U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i5 10210U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i7 8650U
• 8th Gen Intel Core i7 8665U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i5 10310U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10510U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10610U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10710U
• 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10810U