GeForce GT 630 vs GTX 950M

Place in performance ranking	530	883
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	0.08
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N16P-GT	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	15 May 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99
Current price	$797	$112 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 950M has 925% 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 cores	640	96
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	914 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	12.96
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops	311.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950M and GeForce GT 630 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
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	DDR3 or GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	28.8 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	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 950M 6.68
+282%

GT 630 1.75

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 282% 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%

GTX 950M 2585
+281%

GT 630 679

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 281% in Passmark.

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 950M 3200
+295%

GT 630 810

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 295% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 950M 9552
+300%

GT 630 2390

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 300% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GTX 950M 7440
+215%

GT 630 2363

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 215% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 950M 9777
+470%

GT 630 1715

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 470% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 950M 25
+257%

GT 630 7

GTX 950M outperforms GT 630 by 257% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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	30 +329%	7−8 −329%
1440p	21 +320%	5−6 −320%
4K	16 +300%	4−5 −300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

+450%

2−3
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +283%	6−7 −283%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	31 +288%	8−9 −288%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	23 +283%	6−7 −283%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 +340%	5−6 −340%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	26 +333%	6−7 −333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	21 +320%	5−6 −320%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 +300%	5−6 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Metro Exodus	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 +400%	3−4 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Battlefield 5	20 +300%	5−6 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Far Cry 5	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

This is how GTX 950M and GT 630 compete in popular games:

GTX 950M is 329% faster than GT 630 in 1080p
GTX 950M is 320% faster than GT 630 in 1440p
GTX 950M is 300% faster than GT 630 in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.68	1.75
Recency	12 March 2015	15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt