Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme GPU vs GeForce GTX 1630
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 449 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.24 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 June 2022 (3 years ago) | 2025 (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 cores | 512 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1740 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1785 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 57.12 | 172.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.828 TFLOPS | 5.53 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR6 | LPDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme GPU has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 168% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1630 and Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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