GeForce GT 630 OEM vs Radeon HD 8470D

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Aggregated performance score

HD 8470D
2013
System Shared
0.94

GeForce GT 630 OEM outperforms Radeon HD 8470D by 77% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1079896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.050.02
ArchitectureTerascale 3 (2010−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRichlandGK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 June 2013 (10 years old)24 April 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$37 $429
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8470D has 150% better value for money than GT 630 OEM.

Technical specs

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 cores128192
Core clock speed800 MHz875 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate10.2014.00
Floating-point performanceno data336.0 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
WidthIGP1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeno dataDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1782 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.51 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.0

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:

Full HD13
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

This is how HD 8470D and GT 630 OEM compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GT 630 OEM is 61.5% faster than HD 8470D

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.94 1.66
Recency 5 June 2013 24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GT 630 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8470D in performance tests.


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