HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs UHD Graphics 630

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics 630 with HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge), including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics 630
2017
15 Watt
3.09
+390%

UHD Graphics 630 outperforms HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) by a whopping 390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7581192
Place by popularity40not in top-100
Power efficiency14.32no data
ArchitectureGeneration 9.5 (2016−2020)Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012)
GPU code nameComet Lake GT2Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2012 (12 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 cores1846
Core clock speed350 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors189 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm+++22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate26.45no data
Floating-point processing power0.4232 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3no data
TMUs23no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1no data
WidthIGPno data

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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.0
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.1.103-

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.

UHD Graphics 630 3.09
+390%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 0.63

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.

UHD Graphics 630 1790
+468%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 315

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

UHD Graphics 630 7704
+417%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 1491

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.

UHD Graphics 630 1211
+324%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 286

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.

UHD Graphics 630 9798
+329%
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 2286

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 HD16
+100%
8
−100%
1440p10
+400%
2−3
−400%
4K7
+600%
1−2
−600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+400%
6−7
−400%
Hitman 3 6
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Metro Exodus 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9
+800%
1−2
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30
+0%
30−33
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+440%
5−6
−440%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how UHD Graphics 630 and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 630 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 630 is 400% faster in 1440p
  • UHD Graphics 630 is 600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 630 is 1800% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is 7% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 630 is ahead in 33 tests (94%)
  • HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 0.63
Recency 1 October 2017 1 October 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm

UHD Graphics 630 has a 390.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 630 is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook one.


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

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