GeForce GT 630 OEM vs Quadro NVS 295
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 295 with GeForce GT 630 OEM, including specs and performance data.
630 OEM outperforms NVS 295 by a whopping 508% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1409 | 993 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.88 | 2.45 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | G98 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 May 2009 (16 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54.50 | 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 | 8 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz | 875 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.320 | 14.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0208 TFLOPS | 0.336 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | 256 KB |
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 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 695 MHz | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.12 GB/s | 28.51 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.26 | 1.58 |
| Recency | 7 May 2009 | 24 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 50 Watt |
NVS 295 has 117.4% lower power consumption.
GT 630 OEM, on the other hand, has a 507.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GT 630 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 295 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 295 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop one.
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