A30 PCIe vs GeForce GT 630M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1103 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.88 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | GA100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (14 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | Up to 800 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1440 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 322.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2534 TFLOPS | 10.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 96 |
| TMUs | 16 | 224 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 224 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 10.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 24 MB |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 8-pin EPS |
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 type | DDR3\GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | Up to 128bit | 3072 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1215 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 32.0 GB/s | 933.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | N/A |
| DirectX 11.2 | 12 API | no data |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 8.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 165 Watt |
GT 630M has 400% lower power consumption.
A30 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 630M and A30 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 630M is a notebook graphics card while A30 PCIe is a workstation one.
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