GeForce GT 630 OEM vs GTX 1070

Place in the ranking	146	942
Place by popularity	25	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.42	no data
Power efficiency	16.26	2.31
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP104	GK107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 June 2016 (8 years ago)	24 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1920	192
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	875 MHz
Boost clock speed	1683 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	202.0	14.00
Floating-point processing power	6.463 TFLOPS	0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	16
TMUs	120	16

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	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	None
SLI options	+	-

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	891 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	28.51 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 Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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 HD	115 +2200%	5−6 −2200%
1440p	67 +2133%	3−4 −2133%
4K	47 +2250%	2−3 −2250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.30	no data
1440p	5.66	no data
4K	8.06	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+2900%

2−3

−2900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89 +2125%	4−5 −2125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Battlefield 5	164 +2243%	7−8 −2243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +2175%	4−5 −2175%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Far Cry 5	109 +2080%	5−6 −2080%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +2100%	5−6 −2100%
Forza Horizon 4	284 +2267%	12−14 −2267%
Hitman 3	70−75 +2367%	3−4 −2367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +2043%	7−8 −2043%
Metro Exodus	127 +2017%	6−7 −2017%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +2200%	5−6 −2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	176 +2100%	8−9 −2100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +2340%	5−6 −2340%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	121 +2320%	5−6 −2320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Battlefield 5	152 +2071%	7−8 −2071%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	82 +2633%	3−4 −2633%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Far Cry 5	88 +2100%	4−5 −2100%
Far Cry New Dawn	86 +2050%	4−5 −2050%
Forza Horizon 4	261 +2075%	12−14 −2075%
Hitman 3	70−75 +2367%	3−4 −2367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +2043%	7−8 −2043%
Metro Exodus	112 +2140%	5−6 −2140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	94 +2250%	4−5 −2250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +2400%	5−6 −2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +2333%	3−4 −2333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +2340%	5−6 −2340%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 +2650%	2−3 −2650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	61 +2950%	2−3 −2950%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Far Cry 5	66 +2100%	3−4 −2100%
Forza Horizon 4	94 +2250%	4−5 −2250%
Hitman 3	70−75 +2367%	3−4 −2367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +2043%	7−8 −2043%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +2400%	5−6 −2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	63 +3050%	2−3 −3050%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +2340%	5−6 −2340%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

93
+2225%

4−5

−2225%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	71 +2267%	3−4 −2267%
Far Cry New Dawn	58 +2800%	2−3 −2800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45 +2150%	2−3 −2150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	43 +2050%	2−3 −2050%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Far Cry 5	47 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Forza Horizon 4	248 +2380%	10−11 −2380%
Hitman 3	40−45 +2100%	2−3 −2100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +2400%	3−4 −2400%
Metro Exodus	71 +2267%	3−4 −2267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +2667%	3−4 −2667%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +2350%	2−3 −2350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +2138%	8−9 −2138%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

69
+2200%

3−4

−2200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50 +2400%	2−3 −2400%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Hitman 3	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +2300%	7−8 −2300%
Metro Exodus	38 +3700%	1−2 −3700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 +2050%	2−3 −2050%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +2500%	2−3 −2500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

34
+3300%

1−2

−3300%

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

GTX 1070 is 2200% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 is 2133% faster in 1440p
GTX 1070 is 2250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.99	1.66
Recency	10 June 2016	24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	50 Watt

GTX 1070 has a 2007.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

GT 630 OEM, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

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

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