HD Graphics P630 vs GeForce GTS 450

Place in performance ranking	690	717
Place by popularity	98	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.31	0.02
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)
GPU code name	GF106	Kaby-Lake-H-GT2
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 September 2010 (13 years ago)	5 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129	no data
Current price	$127 (1x MSRP)	$1449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 450 has 1450% better value for money than HD Graphics P630.

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	192	24
CUDA cores	192	no data
Core clock speed	783 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	100 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	25.1 billion/sec	26.40
Floating-point performance	601.3 gflops	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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1740 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1804 (3608 data rate) MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	57.7 GB/s	no data
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	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.103
CUDA	+	no 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.

GTS 450 3.42
+10.3%

HD Graphics P630 3.10

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms HD Graphics P630 by 10% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTS 450 1322
+10.4%

HD Graphics P630 1198

GeForce GTS 450 outperforms HD Graphics P630 by 10% in Passmark.

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	28 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Full HD	38 +26.7%	30−35 −26.7%
1200p	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1

This is how GTS 450 and HD Graphics P630 compete in popular games:

GTS 450 is 16.7% faster than HD Graphics P630 in 900p
GTS 450 is 26.7% faster than HD Graphics P630 in 1080p
GTS 450 is 12.5% faster than HD Graphics P630 in 1200p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTS 450 is 100% faster than the HD Graphics P630.

All in all, in popular games:

GTS 450 is ahead in 30 tests (56%)
there's a draw in 24 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.42	3.10
Recency	13 September 2010	5 August 2016
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1740 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	106 Watt	15 Watt