Radeon 630 vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Qualcomm Adreno 690 and Radeon 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Qualcomm Adreno 690
2018
7 Watt
2.56

630 outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 690 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking864760
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency28.105.79
Architectureno dataGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameno dataPolaris 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 December 2018 (7 years ago)13 May 2019 (6 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 coresno data512
Core clock speedno data1082 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1218 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data38.98
Floating-point processing powerno data1.247 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
L1 Cacheno data128 KB
L2 Cacheno data512 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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.56
Radeon 630 3.77
+47.3%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 1071
Samples: 23
Radeon 630 1575
+47.1%
Samples: 26

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 HD22
−36.4%
30−35
+36.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Fortnite 12−14
−69.2%
21−24
+69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Valorant 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
−38%
65−70
+38%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Dota 2 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Fortnite 12−14
−69.2%
21−24
+69.2%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Valorant 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Dota 2 35
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Valorant 40−45
−20.5%
50−55
+20.5%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−69.2%
21−24
+69.2%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Metro Exodus 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−29.2%
30−35
+29.2%
Valorant 21−24
−77.3%
35−40
+77.3%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Dota 2 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 690 and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 is 36% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 690 is 58% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 630 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Qualcomm Adreno 690 performs better in 2 tests (4%)
  • Radeon 630 performs better in 51 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 3.77
Recency 6 December 2018 13 May 2019
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 50 Watt

Qualcomm Adreno 690 has a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.

Radeon 630, on the other hand, has a 47.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 690 in performance tests.

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