UHD Graphics P630 vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and UHD Graphics P630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
17.12
+189%

HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms Graphics P630 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking358653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.6230.53
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNeptune CFCoffee Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2012 (14 years ago)24 May 2018 (8 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 cores2560192
Core clock speed850 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data28.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.4608 TFLOPS
ROPsno data3
TMUsno data24

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataRing Bus

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width2x 256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4800 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD69
+229%
21−24
−229%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+238%
27−30
−238%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Palworld 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 35−40
+280%
10−11
−280%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+192%
24−27
−192%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+238%
27−30
−238%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+200%
18−20
−200%
Fortnite 90−95
+161%
35−40
−161%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Palworld 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%
Valorant 130−140
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+192%
24−27
−192%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+238%
27−30
−238%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 128
+29.3%
95−100
−29.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Dota 2 100−110
+110%
45−50
−110%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+200%
18−20
−200%
Fortnite 90−95
+161%
35−40
−161%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+236%
10−12
−236%
Palworld 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Valorant 130−140
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+192%
24−27
−192%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Dota 2 100−110
+110%
45−50
−110%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+200%
18−20
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+163%
27−30
−163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+195%
21−24
−195%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Valorant 130−140
+98.5%
65−70
−98.5%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+161%
35−40
−161%
Palworld 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+218%
10−12
−218%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+176%
45−50
−176%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+383%
6−7
−383%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+318%
35−40
−318%
Valorant 150−160
+157%
60−65
−157%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+444%
9−10
−444%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+255%
10−12
−255%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+233%
12−14
−233%
Palworld 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+82.4%
16−18
−82.4%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Palworld 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Valorant 85−90
+256%
24−27
−256%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 60−65
+190%
21−24
−190%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+233%
9−10
−233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Palworld 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and UHD Graphics P630 compete in popular games:

  • HD 8970M Crossfire is 229% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Palworld, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8970M Crossfire is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 8970M Crossfire surpassed UHD Graphics P630 in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.12 5.92
Recency 1 May 2012 24 May 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 15 Watt

HD 8970M Crossfire has a 189% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics P630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1233% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics P630 in performance tests.

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