GeForce GT 630M vs GTX 860M SLI

Place in performance ranking	369	960
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.00	0.02
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	no data	N13P-GL/GL2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	6 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$489	$1121

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 860M SLI has 24900% better value for money than GT 630M.

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	1280	96
CUDA cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	Up to 800 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 1870 Million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	Up to 12.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	253.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 860M SLI and GeForce GT 630M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	no data	MXM-A (3.0)
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	DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	Up to 128bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	Up to 32.0 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 data	No outputs
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	no data	+
Optimus	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 11_0)	12 (11_0)
DirectX 11.2	no data	12 API
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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 860M SLI 12.44
+789%

GT 630M 1.40

GTX 860M SLI outperforms GT 630M by 789% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 860M SLI 9840
+851%

GT 630M 1035

GTX 860M SLI outperforms GT 630M by 851% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 860M SLI 27223
+459%

GT 630M 4869

GTX 860M SLI outperforms GT 630M by 459% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 860M SLI 5941
+726%

GT 630M 719

GTX 860M SLI outperforms GT 630M by 726% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 860M SLI 41434
+643%

GT 630M 5577

GTX 860M SLI outperforms GT 630M by 643% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 860M SLI 83
+728%

GT 630M 10

GTX 860M SLI outperforms GT 630M by 728% in Unigine Heaven 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:

900p	160−170 +742%	19 −742%
Full HD	46 +188%	16 −188%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	60−65	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	60−65	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Metro Exodus	40−45 +900%	4−5 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	no data
Far Cry 5	27−30	no data
Forza Horizon 4	60−65	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7	no data
Far Cry 5	20−22	no data
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27	no data
Metro Exodus	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10	no data
Hitman 3	8−9	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8	no data
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14	no data
Metro Exodus	12−14	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	0−1