GeForce GT 630 OEM vs 7800 GTX
Aggregated performance score
GT 630 OEM outperforms 7800 GTX by 121% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1115 | 896 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | no data | 0.02 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | G70 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 June 2005 (18 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
| Current price | $176 (0.3x MSRP) | $429 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
7800 GTX and GT 630 OEM have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | no data | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 430 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.32 | 14.00 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 228 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1782 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 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 | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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 | 0.75 | 1.66 |
| Recency | 22 June 2005 | 24 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 50 Watt |
The GeForce GT 630 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7800 GTX in performance tests.
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