GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon Sky 700
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 443 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.19 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | TU117 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 March 2013 (12 years ago) | 28 June 2022 (3 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 cores | 1792 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 1024 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2013 | 28 June 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 75 Watt |
Sky 700 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 1630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Sky 700 and GeForce GTX 1630. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Sky 700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.
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