HD Graphics 630 Mobile vs GeForce 9500 GT Mac Edition
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2018) |
| GPU code name | G96C | Kaby Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 30 August 2016 (8 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 | 32 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 14 nm++ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 24.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.0896 gflops | 0.384 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 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 May 2010 | 30 August 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 15 Watt |
HD Graphics 630 Mobile has an age advantage of 6 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9500 GT Mac Edition and HD Graphics 630 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9500 GT Mac Edition is a desktop card while HD Graphics 630 Mobile is a notebook one.
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