Radeon 630 vs Arc 8-Core iGPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Arc 8-Core iGPU and Radeon 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8-Core iGPU outperforms 630 by a whopping 355% 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 | 348 | 748 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.65 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 13 May 2019 (6 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1082 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2300 MHz | 1218 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 38.98 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.247 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 1.5 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 112.0 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 data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 35
+400%
| 7−8
−400%
|
| 1440p | 17
+467%
| 3−4
−467%
|
| 4K | 14
+367%
| 3−4
−367%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 111
+640%
|
14−16
−640%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+350%
|
8−9
−350%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−35
+256%
|
9−10
−256%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85
+467%
|
14−16
−467%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+350%
|
8−9
−350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+255%
|
10−12
−255%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
+343%
|
21−24
−343%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+289%
|
18−20
−289%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+440%
|
10−11
−440%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 26
+189%
|
9−10
−189%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+300%
|
16−18
−300%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+153%
|
50−55
−153%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 42
+180%
|
14−16
−180%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+219%
|
65−70
−219%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+350%
|
8−9
−350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+227%
|
10−12
−227%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
+343%
|
21−24
−343%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+289%
|
18−20
−289%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+440%
|
10−11
−440%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 25
+108%
|
12−14
−108%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 19
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| Metro Exodus | 28
+300%
|
7−8
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+300%
|
16−18
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 48
+300%
|
12−14
−300%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+153%
|
50−55
−153%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+350%
|
8−9
−350%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 34
+209%
|
10−12
−209%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+289%
|
18−20
−289%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+300%
|
16−18
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+153%
|
50−55
−153%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 90−95
+343%
|
21−24
−343%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+338%
|
8−9
−338%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+350%
|
27−30
−350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 11
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+447%
|
30−33
−447%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+328%
|
35−40
−328%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+390%
|
10−11
−390%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 32
+357%
|
7−8
−357%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+367%
|
9−10
−367%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+420%
|
5−6
−420%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 35−40
+457%
|
7−8
−457%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+405%
|
18−20
−405%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+420%
|
5−6
−420%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
Full HD
High
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
This is how Arc 8-Core iGPU and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is 400% faster in 1080p
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is 467% faster in 1440p
- Arc 8-Core iGPU is 367% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 8-Core iGPU is 1000% faster.
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 630 is 78% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc 8-Core iGPU performs better in 54 tests (93%)
- Radeon 630 performs better in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.96 | 3.51 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 13 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 14 nm |
Arc 8-Core iGPU has a 354.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc 8-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 630 in performance tests.
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