AMD Radeon 540X vs Intel UHD Graphics 630

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Combined performance score

UHD Graphics 630
3.08

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking718672
Place by popularity33not in top-100
Value for money0.394.02
ArchitectureGen. 9.5 (2017)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameKaby-Lake-H-GT2Lexa
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2017 (6 years old)12 August 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$457 $421
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon 540X has 931% better value for money than UHD Graphics 630.

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 cores24512
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1150 MHz1219 MHz
Number of transistors189 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate26.4533.47
Floating-point performance460.8 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on UHD Graphics 630 and Radeon 540X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1PCIe 3.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared6000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 GB/s
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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

Technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1031.2.131

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
Radeon 540X 3.65
+18.5%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 19% in our combined 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
Radeon 540X 1413
+18.5%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 19% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

UHD Graphics 630 7704
Radeon 540X 11545
+49.9%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 50% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

UHD Graphics 630 1790
Radeon 540X 4097
+129%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 129% 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%

UHD Graphics 630 1211
Radeon 540X 2779
+129%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 129% 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%

UHD Graphics 630 9798
Radeon 540X 15167
+54.8%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 55% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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%

UHD Graphics 630 19
Radeon 540X 30
+59.3%

Radeon 540X outperforms UHD Graphics 630 by 59% 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 HD17
−17.6%
20
+17.6%
1440p10
+0%
10−12
+0%
4K7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5
−80%
9
+80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−129%
16
+129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 12
Battlefield 5 7−8
−271%
26
+271%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−69.2%
22
+69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8
−100%
16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Hitman 3 8
−113%
17
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−120%
11
+120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6
−150%
15
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−550%
13
+550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−200%
12
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 7−8
−186%
20
+186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+44.4%
9
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Metro Exodus 3
−100%
6
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−129%
16
+129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Battlefield 5 7−8
−157%
18
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−180%
14
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
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 UHD Graphics 630 and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Radeon 540X is 17.6% faster than UHD Graphics 630

1440p resolution:

  • Radeon 540X is 0% faster than UHD Graphics 630

4K resolution:

  • Radeon 540X is 14.3% faster than UHD Graphics 630

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 630 is 44.4% faster than the Radeon 540X.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 540X is 550% faster than the UHD Graphics 630.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 630 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Radeon 540X is ahead in 43 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (19%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.08 3.65
Recency 1 October 2017 12 August 2019
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

The Radeon 540X is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 630 is a desktop card while Radeon 540X 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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