Radeon R9 M485X vs GeForce GT 630M

Place in the ranking	1006	459
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.11	2.79
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	GF108	Amethyst
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	15 May 2016 (8 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	2048
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	Up to 800 MHz	723 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	92.54
Floating-point processing power	0.2534 TFLOPS	2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	16	128

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	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 128bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 32.0 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
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 outputs
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 (12_0)
DirectX 11.2	12 API	no data
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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

R9 M485X 9.49
+578%

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

R9 M485X 3660
+579%

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 −532%	120−130 +532%
Full HD	16 −525%	100−110 +525%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−275%

14−16
+275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −253%	50−55 +253%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −84.8%	60−65 +84.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −253%	50−55 +253%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 −73.3%	24−27 +73.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −84.8%	60−65 +84.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −283%	21−24 +283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	21−24 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
Hitman 3	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −253%	50−55 +253%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −136%	24−27 +136%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −84.8%	60−65 +84.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1200%

24−27
+1200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	10−11
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Hitman 3	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−300%

16−18
+300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−600%

7−8
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	0−1	5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−200%

9−10
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how GT 630M and R9 M485X compete in popular games:

R9 M485X is 532% faster in 900p
R9 M485X is 525% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M485X is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M485X is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.40	9.49
Recency	22 March 2012	15 May 2016
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	250 Watt

GT 630M has 657.6% lower power consumption.

R9 M485X, on the other hand, has a 577.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M485X 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.