GeForce GT 630 vs GTX 1070 SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI and GeForce GT 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 SLI
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
38.29
+2088%

GTX 1070 SLI outperforms GT 630 by a whopping 2088% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking111886
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation32.650.08
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGF108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99.99
Current price$185 $112 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 SLI has 40713% better value for money than GT 630.

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 cores384096
Core clock speed1506 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1683 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million585 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.96
Floating-point performanceno data311.0 gflops

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+2.1

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.

GTX 1070 SLI 38.29
+2088%
GT 630 1.75

GTX 1070 SLI outperforms GT 630 by 2088% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1070 SLI 34226
+4125%
GT 630 810

GTX 1070 SLI outperforms GT 630 by 4125% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

Full HD122
+2340%
5−6
−2340%
4K55
+2650%
2−3
−2650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2133%
3−4
−2133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+2360%
5−6
−2360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2133%
3−4
−2133%
Far Cry 5 90
+2150%
4−5
−2150%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+2275%
4−5
−2275%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2350%
6−7
−2350%
Hitman 3 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+2114%
7−8
−2114%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+2120%
5−6
−2120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2225%
4−5
−2225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2367%
6−7
−2367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+2275%
4−5
−2275%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+2360%
5−6
−2360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2133%
3−4
−2133%
Far Cry 5 64
+3100%
2−3
−3100%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+2275%
4−5
−2275%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2350%
6−7
−2350%
Hitman 3 75−80
+2533%
3−4
−2533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+2114%
7−8
−2114%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+2120%
5−6
−2120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2225%
4−5
−2225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2367%
6−7
−2367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
+2120%
5−6
−2120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+2275%
4−5
−2275%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+2167%
3−4
−2167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+2500%
3−4
−2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+2133%
3−4
−2133%
Far Cry 5 48
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+2350%
6−7
−2350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+2114%
7−8
−2114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+2367%
6−7
−2367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+2333%
3−4
−2333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+2275%
4−5
−2275%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+2225%
4−5
−2225%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+2367%
3−4
−2367%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+2125%
4−5
−2125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+2567%
3−4
−2567%
Hitman 3 45−50
+2350%
2−3
−2350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+2667%
3−4
−2667%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+2300%
3−4
−2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+2200%
4−5
−2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+2650%
2−3
−2650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+2100%
3−4
−2100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+2600%
2−3
−2600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2550%
2−3
−2550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI and GT 630 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI is 2340% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI is 2650% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.29 1.75
Recency 16 August 2016 15 May 2012
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 in performance tests.


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