Qualcomm Adreno 680 vs GeForce GT 630M

Place in the ranking	1006	860
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.91	21.35
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF108	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	6 December 2018 (6 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	96	no data
Core clock speed	Up to 800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.2534 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	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\GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	Up to 128bit	no data
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	Up to 32.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

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	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
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	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 630M 1.40

Qualcomm Adreno 680 2.18
+55.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 630M 539

Qualcomm Adreno 680 839
+55.7%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 630M 1035

Qualcomm Adreno 680 1936
+87%

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	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Full HD	16 −50%	24−27 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −15.2%	35−40 +15.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	2−3
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −129%	16−18 +129%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−50%

6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

This is how GT 630M and Qualcomm Adreno 680 compete in popular games:

Qualcomm Adreno 680 is 42% faster in 900p
Qualcomm Adreno 680 is 50% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 630M is 7% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 680 is 367% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 630M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Qualcomm Adreno 680 is ahead in 46 tests (81%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.40	2.18
Recency	22 March 2012	6 December 2018
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	7 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 680 has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 371.4% lower power consumption.

The Qualcomm Adreno 680 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630M in performance tests.

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