Radeon 630 vs R4 (Beema)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R4 (Beema) and Radeon 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R4 (Beema)
2014
0.95

630 outperforms R4 (Beema) by a whopping 291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1153744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.65
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameBeemaPolaris 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 April 2014 (11 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 cores128512
Core clock speed800 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1218 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data38.98
Floating-point processing powerno data1.247 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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 width64 Bit128 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

R4 (Beema) 0.95
Radeon 630 3.71
+291%

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.

R4 (Beema) 399
Radeon 630 Samples: 25 1554
+289%

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 HD8
−275%
30−35
+275%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Fortnite 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 10−11
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Valorant 30−35
−71%
50−55
+71%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 22
−209%
65−70
+209%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Dota 2 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Fortnite 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 10−11
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Valorant 30−35
−71%
50−55
+71%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Dota 2 14−16
−143%
30−35
+143%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Valorant 30−35
−71%
50−55
+71%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−460%
27−30
+460%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 0−1 7−8
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how R4 (Beema) and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 is 275% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 630 is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 performs better in 40 tests (74%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 3.71
Recency 29 April 2014 13 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Radeon 630 has a 290.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Beema) in performance tests.

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