Xe Arctic Sound vs UHD Graphics 630
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 840 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 35 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.75 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) |
| GPU code name | Comet Lake GT2 | Arctic Sound |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2017 (8 years ago) | no data |
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 | 184 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+++ | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 26.45 | 230.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4232 TFLOPS | 7.373 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 128 |
| TMUs | 23 | 256 |
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 3.0 x1 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 2.4 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1,229 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.103 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 500 Watt |
UHD Graphics 630 has 3233% lower power consumption.
Xe Arctic Sound, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between UHD Graphics 630 and Xe Arctic Sound. We've got no test results to judge.
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