UHD Graphics 630 vs FirePro D500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D500 with UHD Graphics 630, including specs and performance data.
D500 outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 427 | 761 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 31 |
| Power efficiency | 2.71 | 14.11 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Comet Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2017 (7 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 | 1536 | 184 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1150 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm+++ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 69.60 | 26.45 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.227 TFLOPS | 0.4232 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 3 |
| TMUs | 96 | 23 |
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 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 243.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.103 |
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 | 55−60
+244%
| 16
−244%
|
| 1440p | 35−40
+250%
| 10
−250%
|
| 4K | 24−27
+243%
| 7
−243%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how FirePro D500 and UHD Graphics 630 compete in popular games:
- FirePro D500 is 244% faster in 1080p
- FirePro D500 is 250% faster in 1440p
- FirePro D500 is 243% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.84 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 1 October 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 15 Watt |
FirePro D500 has a 250.8% higher aggregate performance score.
UHD Graphics 630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1726.7% lower power consumption.
The FirePro D500 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 630 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while UHD Graphics 630 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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