GeForce GT 630 OEM vs FirePro W4300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W4300 with GeForce GT 630 OEM, including specs and performance data.
FirePro W4300 outperforms GT 630 OEM by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 499 | 902 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.92 | 0.02 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2015 (8 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Current price | $129 | $429 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro W4300 has 24500% better value for money than GT 630 OEM.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.64 | 14.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,428 gflops | 336.0 gflops |
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 x16 |
| Length | 171 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 1782 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 28.51 GB/s |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | 3.0 |
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 | 7.49 | 1.66 |
| Recency | 1 December 2015 | 24 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
The FirePro W4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W4300 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 630 OEM 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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