GeForce GT 630 vs GTX 965M

Place in the ranking	457	930
Place by popularity	not in top-100	79
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.08
Power efficiency	13.70	1.86
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM206S	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2016 (9 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99.99

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	1024	96
Core clock speed	944 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	73.60	12.96
Floating-point processing power	2.355 TFLOPS	0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	64	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	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	Portable Device Dependent	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) 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.

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
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	6.7	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 965M 9.50
+465%

GT 630 1.68

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 965M 3827
+466%

GT 630 676

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.

GTX 965M 5536
+583%

GT 630 810

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.

GTX 965M 14496
+491%

GT 630 2454

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 965M 16483
+578%

GT 630 2430

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 965M 13861
+708%

GT 630 1715

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.

GTX 965M 40
+471%

GT 630 7

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	45 +543%	7−8 −543%
1440p	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
4K	22 +633%	3−4 −633%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	14.28
1440p	no data	25.00
4K	no data	33.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	36 +500%	6−7 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Metro Exodus	38 +533%	6−7 −533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +543%	7−8 −543%
Valorant	35−40 +533%	6−7 −533%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +471%	7−8 −471%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Dota 2	28 +600%	4−5 −600%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +486%	7−8 −486%
Fortnite	59 +490%	10−11 −490%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +500%	6−7 −500%
Metro Exodus	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	41 +486%	7−8 −486%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	33 +560%	5−6 −560%
Valorant	35−40 +533%	6−7 −533%
World of Tanks	140−150 +500%	24−27 −500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Dota 2	77 +542%	12−14 −542%
Far Cry 5	49 +513%	8−9 −513%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +471%	7−8 −471%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Valorant	35−40 +533%	6−7 −533%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +530%	10−11 −530%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
World of Tanks	70−75 +492%	12−14 −492%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +533%	3−4 −533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Valorant	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Dota 2	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +480%	5−6 −480%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	44 +529%	7−8 −529%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Fortnite	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Valorant	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%