UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs GeForce GT 630 OEM

Place in the ranking	944	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.30	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code name	GK107	Alder Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	24 April 2012 (12 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 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	192	64
Core clock speed	875 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	14.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.336 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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 3.0 x16	no data
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	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	891 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	28.51 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	3.0	-

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 HD	4−5 −425%	21 +425%
1440p	2−3 −450%	11 +450%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Elden Ring	16 +0%	16 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +0%	32 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Valorant	25 +0%	25 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8 +0%	8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +0%	6 +0%
Dota 2	26 +0%	26 +0%
Elden Ring	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	27 +0%	27 +0%
Fortnite	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +0%	26 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12 +0%	12 +0%
Metro Exodus	13 +0%	13 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	18 +0%	18 +0%
World of Tanks	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Dota 2	49 +0%	49 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	22 +0%	22 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Elden Ring	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 +0%	6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how GT 630 OEM and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 425% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 450% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.67	7.22
Recency	24 April 2012	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 332.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a notebook one.

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