Intel HD Graphics 630 vs AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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Combined performance score

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
3.05

HD Graphics 630 outperforms Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking723716
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.08
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake (2015−2017)
GPU code nameKaveri SpectreKaby-Lake-H-GT2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years old)1 January 2017 (7 years old)
Current priceno data$370
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores51224
Core clock speed720 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1150 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data26.40
Floating-point performanceno data441.6 gflops

Size and 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 x1
Widthno dataIGP

Memory

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 dataDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amountno data64 GB
Memory bus widthno data64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data+

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.

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 3.05
HD Graphics 630 3.09
+1.3%

HD Graphics 630 outperforms Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 2302
+33.1%
HD Graphics 630 1729

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD Graphics 630 by 33% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 1616
+51.5%
HD Graphics 630 1067

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD Graphics 630 by 51% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 10341
+6.4%
HD Graphics 630 9715

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD Graphics 630 by 6% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 91999
HD Graphics 630 101178
+10%

HD Graphics 630 outperforms Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 10% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) 20
+4.8%
HD Graphics 630 19

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) outperforms HD Graphics 630 by 5% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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 HD18
+20%
15
−20%
1440p60−65
−6.7%
64
+6.7%
4K12−14
−8.3%
13
+8.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−25%
5
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+100%
5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and HD Graphics 630 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 20% faster than HD Graphics 630

1440p resolution:

  • HD Graphics 630 is 6.7% faster than R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

4K resolution:

  • HD Graphics 630 is 8.3% faster than R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is 100% faster than the HD Graphics 630.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD Graphics 630 is 25% faster than the R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop).

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
  • HD Graphics 630 is ahead in 5 tests (9%)
  • there's a draw in 45 tests (85%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.05 3.09
Recency 14 January 2014 1 January 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and HD Graphics 630. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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AMD Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
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