GeForce GT 630M vs Radeon HD 7690M XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7690M XT and GeForce GT 630M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 7690M XT outperforms GT 630M by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 789 | 966 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | Thames XTX | N13P-GL/GL2 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 7 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 6 December 2011 (12 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 | 480 | 96 |
Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 672 MHz |
Number of transistors | 716 million | 585 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 33 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 10.56 |
Floating-point performance | 696.0 gflops | 253.4 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 7690M XT and GeForce GT 630M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | medium sized | medium sized |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
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 | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 14.4 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
CUDA | - | + |
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.
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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
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 | 21
+10.5%
| 19
−10.5%
|
Full HD | 25
+56.3%
| 16
−56.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+40%
|
14−16
−40%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+40%
|
14−16
−40%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−15.4%
|
15
+15.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+40%
|
14−16
−40%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+18.2%
|
10−12
−18.2%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 35−40
+15.2%
|
30−35
−15.2%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
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 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Hitman 3 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
This is how HD 7690M XT and GT 630M compete in popular games:
- HD 7690M XT is 11% faster in 900p
- HD 7690M XT is 56% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7690M XT is 333% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 630M is 15% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 7690M XT is ahead in 45 tests (92%)
- GT 630M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.61 | 1.40 |
Recency | 7 June 2011 | 6 December 2011 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 33 Watt |
HD 7690M XT has a 86.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 32% lower power consumption.
GT 630M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 7690M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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