UHD Graphics G7 vs GeForce 930M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 788 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) |
GPU code name | N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP | Lakefield GT2 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 12 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 28 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
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 | 384 | 512 |
Core clock speed | 928 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 941 MHz | 500 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 15 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 22.58 | 16.00 |
Floating-point performance | 722.7 gflops | no data |
Floating-point performance | 0.7227 gflops | 0.512 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).
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
Width | no data | IGP |
Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR3 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no data |
Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
Optimus | + | - |
GameWorks | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1 |
CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 12 March 2015 | 28 May 2020 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 15 Watt |
UHD Graphics G7 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 930M and UHD Graphics G7. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 930M is a notebook card while UHD Graphics G7 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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