Radeon 780M vs GeForce GT 630M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630M and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 630M
2012
1 GB DDR3\GDDR5, 33 Watt
1.40

780M outperforms GT 630M by a whopping 1206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1007304
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Power efficiency2.9384.13
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Hawx Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores96768
Core clock speedUp to 800 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2700 MHz
Number of transistors585 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56129.6
Floating-point processing power0.2534 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3\GDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus widthUp to 128bitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidthUp to 32.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no 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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX 11.212 APIno data
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
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
Radeon 780M 18.29
+1206%

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 538
Radeon 780M 7032
+1207%

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
Radeon 780M 12785
+1135%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 630M 4869
Radeon 780M 41622
+755%

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.

GT 630M 719
Radeon 780M 7987
+1011%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 630M 5577
Radeon 780M 48112
+763%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GT 630M 58812
Radeon 780M 429810
+631%

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:

900p19
−1163%
240−250
+1163%
Full HD16
−119%
35
+119%
1440p1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
4K1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−256%
32
+256%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−875%
39
+875%
Elden Ring 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−189%
26
+189%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−275%
15
+275%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−622%
65
+622%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−514%
40−45
+514%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−178%
25
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12
+200%
Dota 2 11
−164%
29
+164%
Elden Ring 1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−191%
32
+191%
Fortnite 6−7
−1550%
95−100
+1550%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−500%
54
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 4
−1025%
45
+1025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24
−425%
120−130
+425%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−514%
40−45
+514%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−714%
55−60
+714%
World of Tanks 35
−529%
220−230
+529%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−256%
30−35
+256%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−200%
12
+200%
Dota 2 22
−195%
65−70
+195%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−473%
60−65
+473%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−411%
46
+411%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−740%
120−130
+740%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1744%
160−170
+1744%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 16−18
World of Tanks 8−9
−1463%
120−130
+1463%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−860%
45−50
+860%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−567%
20
+567%
Valorant 7−8
−571%
45−50
+571%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−31.3%
21
+31.3%
Elden Ring 0−1 12−14
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−40%
21
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Dota 2 16−18
−93.8%
30−35
+93.8%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Valorant 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Elden Ring 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+0%
19
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 32
+0%
32
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+0%
17
+0%

This is how GT 630M and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 1163% faster in 900p
  • Radeon 780M is 119% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 780M is 1600% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 780M is 1300% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 780M is 5800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 44 tests (73%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.40 18.29
Recency 22 March 2012 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 1206.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630M in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
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