GeForce GTX 1630 vs RTX A500 Embedded
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX A500 Embedded with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.
RTX A500 Embedded outperforms GTX 1630 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 388 | 457 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 59.14 | 12.33 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GA107S | TU117 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 March 2022 (4 years ago) | 28 June 2022 (4 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 | 2048 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 435 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1335 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,700 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 85.44 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.468 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 15.29 | 11.95 |
| Recency | 30 March 2022 | 28 June 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX A500 Embedded has a 28% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
GTX 1630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
The RTX A500 Embedded is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1630 in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX A500 Embedded is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.
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