GeForce GTX 1630 vs 9300M GS

Place in the ranking	1353	388
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.39	12.01
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G98	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	28 June 2022 (2 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	550 MHz	1740 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.400	57.12
Floating-point processing power	0.0224 TFLOPS	1.828 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	34	no data
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	32

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	MXM-I	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	96 GB/s
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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9300M GS 0.26

GTX 1630 12.92
+4869%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9300M GS 100

GTX 1630 4984
+4884%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−4650%

95−100
+4650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −4567%	140−150 +4567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −4275%	350−400 +4275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −4721%	1350−1400 +4721%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −4567%	140−150 +4567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −4275%	350−400 +4275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −4344%	400−450 +4344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −4721%	1350−1400 +4721%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −4567%	140−150 +4567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −4275%	350−400 +4275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −4344%	400−450 +4344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −4721%	1350−1400 +4721%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −4733%	290−300 +4733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4650%	95−100 +4650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4650%

95−100
+4650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −4400%	45−50 +4400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4650%

95−100
+4650%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.26	12.92
Recency	4 June 2008	28 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	75 Watt

9300M GS has 476.9% lower power consumption.

GTX 1630, on the other hand, has a 4869.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9300M GS is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.