GeForce GT 630 OEM vs HD Graphics P530

Place in the ranking	798	946
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.60	2.44
Architecture	Generation 9.0 (2015−2016)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Skylake GT2	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	24 April 2012 (12 years 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	192	192
Core clock speed	350 MHz	875 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.40	14.00
Floating-point processing power	0.4416 TFLOPS	0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	16
TMUs	16	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/DDR4	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	891 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	28.51 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
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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.97	1.1.126
CUDA	-	3.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+100%

3−4

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.78	1.66
Recency	1 September 2015	24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount	1740 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt

HD Graphics P530 has a 67.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 69.9% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics P530 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics P530 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop one.

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