Radeon 630 vs HD Graphics 4600

Place in performance ranking	883	709
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Architecture	Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Haswell GT2	Lexa
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	12 August 2019 (5 years ago)

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	20	512
Core clock speed	200 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	1219 MHz
Number of transistors	392 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.00	38.98
Floating-point performance	0.432 gflops	1.247 gflops

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	112.0 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 outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.80	+

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.

HD Graphics 4600 1.84

Radeon 630 3.35
+82.1%

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.

HD Graphics 4600 710

Radeon 630 1293
+82.1%

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	14 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Full HD	11 −63.6%	18−21 +63.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−50%

6−7
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Battlefield 5	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −171%	18−20 +171%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−100%

8−9
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−40%

7−8
+40%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−100%

2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−33.3%

4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how HD Graphics 4600 and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

Radeon 630 is 71% faster in 900p
Radeon 630 is 64% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 630 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 630 is ahead in 51 test (85%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.84	3.35
Recency	1 June 2013	12 August 2019
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt

HD Graphics 4600 has 11.1% lower power consumption.

Radeon 630, on the other hand, has a 82.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4600 in performance tests.

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