Radeon 630 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon 630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
630 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 760 | 737 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.72 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | Polaris 23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 13 May 2019 (6 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 | 384 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 1082 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 1218 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 38.98 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.247 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 22
−9.1%
| 24−27
+9.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| God of War | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−15.8%
|
21−24
+15.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| God of War | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−4%
|
50−55
+4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−7.9%
|
65−70
+7.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−6.3%
|
30−35
+6.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−15.8%
|
21−24
+15.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| God of War | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−4%
|
50−55
+4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−15.4%
|
14−16
+15.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−6.3%
|
30−35
+6.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| God of War | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−4%
|
50−55
+4%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−15.8%
|
21−24
+15.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−11.5%
|
27−30
+11.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−6.9%
|
30−35
+6.9%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−14.7%
|
35−40
+14.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| God of War | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−11.8%
|
18−20
+11.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−20%
|
12−14
+20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| God of War | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 630 is 9% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 630 is 50% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 630 is ahead in 44 tests (76%)
- there's a draw in 14 tests (24%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 13 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
Radeon 630 has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.
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