GeForce GT 630 vs GT 540M

Place in performance ranking	1006	886
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	0.08
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N12P-GS	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99
Current price	$283	$112 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 630 has 60% better value for money than GT 540M.

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	96	96
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	672 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.8 billion/sec	12.96
Floating-point performance	258.05 gflops	311.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 540M and GeForce GT 630 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
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	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GT 540M 1.24

GT 630 1.75
+41.1%

GT 630 outperforms GT 540M by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 540M 478

GT 630 678
+41.8%

GT 630 outperforms GT 540M by 42% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 540M 760

GT 630 810
+6.6%

GT 630 outperforms GT 540M by 7% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 540M 2115

GT 630 2395
+13.2%

GT 630 outperforms GT 540M by 13% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GT 540M 7

GT 630 7

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Full HD	19 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Hitman 3	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%