Radeon RX Vega 7 vs GeForce GT 630

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Aggregate performance score

GT 630
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
1.75

Radeon RX Vega 7 outperforms GeForce GT 630 by a whopping 325% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking886501
Place by popularity9610
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0810.96
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameGF108Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data
Current price$112 (1.1x MSRP)$387

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 7 has 13600% better value for money than GT 630.

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 cores96448
Core clock speed810 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1800 MHz
Number of transistors585 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate12.96no data
Floating-point performance311.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 630 and Radeon RX Vega 7 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.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGAno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA2.1no data

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 630 1.75
RX Vega 7 7.43
+325%

Radeon RX Vega 7 outperforms GeForce GT 630 by 325% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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 630 810
RX Vega 7 3348
+313%

Radeon RX Vega 7 outperforms GeForce GT 630 by 313% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD5−6
−360%
23
+360%
1440p9−10
−333%
39
+333%
4K4−5
−325%
17
+325%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 7.43
Recency 15 May 2012 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 630 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega 7 is a notebook 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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NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
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