GeForce GT 520 vs UHD Graphics 630

Place in performance ranking	723	1105
Place by popularity	29	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.35	0.01
Architecture	Gen. 9.5 (2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Kaby-Lake-H-GT2	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2017 (6 years ago)	13 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$59
Current price	$457	$88 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

UHD Graphics 630 has 3400% better value for money than GT 520.

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	24	48
CUDA cores	no data	48
Core clock speed	300 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	26.45	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	460.8 gflops	155.52 gflops

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	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	IGP	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	System Shared	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1 GB (DDR3)
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	Dual Link DVI-IHDMIVGA (optional)
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.103	N/A
CUDA	no 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.

UHD Graphics 630 3.08
+285%

GT 520 0.80

UHD Graphics 630 outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

UHD Graphics 630 1192
+285%

GT 520 310

UHD Graphics 630 outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 285% in Passmark.

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%

UHD Graphics 630 1211
+219%

GT 520 380

UHD Graphics 630 outperforms GeForce GT 520 by 219% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	19 +375%	4−5 −375%
1440p	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
4K	7 +600%	1−2 −600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Hitman 3	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Metro Exodus	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+600%

1−2

−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1