GeForce GT 555M 3 GB vs GT 630M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	959	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N13P-GL/GL2	GF106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 December 2011 (12 years ago)	24 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Current price	$1121	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	144
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	Up to 800 MHz	590 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	Up to 12.8 billion/sec	14.16
Floating-point performance	253.4 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 630M and GeForce GT 555M 3 GB 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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	IGP
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\GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 128bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1800 MBps
Memory bandwidth	Up to 32.0 GB/s	43.2 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	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	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
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
DirectX 11.2	12 API	no data
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 December 2011	24 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	35 Watt

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