GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon HD 6930
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6930 and GeForce GTX 1630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1630 outperforms HD 6930 by an impressive 79% 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 | 619 | 459 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.87 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.78 | 12.33 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (14 years ago) | 28 June 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $180 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 1280 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 186 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 60.00 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.92 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 220 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 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 | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
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 | 6.69 | 11.95 |
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 28 June 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 186 Watt | 75 Watt |
GTX 1630 has a 79% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233% more advanced lithography process, and 148% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6930 in performance tests.
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