GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT

Place in the ranking	30	390
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	68.04	no data
Power efficiency	16.48	11.83
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 32	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 August 2023 (1 year ago)	28 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	3840	512
Core clock speed	1295 MHz	1740 MHz
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	1785 MHz
Number of transistors	28,100 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	583.2	57.12
Floating-point processing power	37.32 TFLOPS	1.828 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	240	32
Ray Tracing Cores	60	no data

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 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	267 mm	145 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2438 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	624.1 GB/s	96 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	-	7.5

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. 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.

RX 7800 XT 63.15
+388%

GTX 1630 12.94

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.

RX 7800 XT 24338
+388%

GTX 1630 4985

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 HD	216 +440%	40−45 −440%
1440p	122 +408%	24−27 −408%
4K	70 +400%	14−16 −400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.31	no data
1440p	4.09	no data
4K	7.13	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

258

+416%

50−55
−416%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	178 +409%	35−40 −409%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	222 +393%	45−50 −393%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +398%	40−45 −398%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +443%	21−24 −443%
Cyberpunk 2077	193 +451%	35−40 −451%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +438%	21−24 −438%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +403%	30−33 −403%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +411%	45−50 −411%
Hitman 3	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +418%	45−50 −418%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +417%	30−33 −417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +392%	24−27 −392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	250−260 +412%	50−55 −412%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	261 +422%	50−55 −422%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	181 +417%	35−40 −417%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +398%	40−45 −398%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +443%	21−24 −443%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 +437%	30−33 −437%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +438%	21−24 −438%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +403%	30−33 −403%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +411%	45−50 −411%
Hitman 3	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +418%	45−50 −418%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +417%	30−33 −417%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +392%	24−27 −392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398 +398%	80−85 −398%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +389%	27−30 −389%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130 +442%	24−27 −442%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	158 +427%	30−33 −427%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +443%	21−24 −443%
Cyberpunk 2077	148 +393%	30−33 −393%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +438%	21−24 −438%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +393%	45−50 −393%
Hitman 3	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%
Horizon Zero Dawn	274 +398%	55−60 −398%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	340 +423%	65−70 −423%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200 +400%	40−45 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	145 +437%	27−30 −437%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+392%

24−27
−392%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150 +419%	27−30 −419%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +444%	18−20 −444%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	119 +396%	24−27 −396%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	124 +417%	24−27 −417%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +429%	14−16 −429%
Cyberpunk 2077	97 +439%	18−20 −439%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +393%	55−60 −393%
Hitman 3	90−95 +400%	18−20 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	217 +443%	40−45 −443%
Metro Exodus	148 +393%	30−33 −393%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	243 +440%	45−50 −440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +390%	30−33 −390%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +422%	45−50 −422%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

+400%

21−24
−400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +408%	12−14 −408%
Hitman 3	50−55 +440%	10−11 −440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +396%	45−50 −396%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +422%	18−20 −422%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 +392%	24−27 −392%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89 +394%	18−20 −394%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	72 +414%	14−16 −414%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 +389%	9−10 −389%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +438%	8−9 −438%
Forza Horizon 4	164 +447%	30−33 −447%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130 +442%	24−27 −442%
Watch Dogs: Legion	67 +458%	12−14 −458%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+433%

12−14

−433%

This is how RX 7800 XT and GTX 1630 compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 440% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 408% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	63.15	12.94
Recency	25 August 2023	28 June 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	263 Watt	75 Watt

RX 7800 XT has a 388% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1630, on the other hand, has 250.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1630 in performance tests.

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