GeForce GTX 1630 vs Arc 7-Core iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 7-Core iGPU with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.

Arc 7-Core iGPU
2023
17.52
+35.3%

Arc 7-Core iGPU outperforms GTX 1630 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking313390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data11.83
ArchitectureXe LPG (2023)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUTU117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)28 June 2022 (2 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 cores7512
Core clock speedno data1740 MHz
Boost clock speed2200 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data57.12
Floating-point processing powerno data1.828 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-7.5

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 HD35
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36.3%
80−85
−36.3%
Hitman 3 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36.3%
80−85
−36.3%
Hitman 3 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+36.3%
80−85
−36.3%
Hitman 3 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 44
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+40%
60−65
−40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+43.1%
65−70
−43.1%
Hitman 3 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+38.7%
75−80
−38.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

This is how Arc 7-Core iGPU and GTX 1630 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Core iGPU is 46% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.52 12.95
Recency 14 December 2023 28 June 2022
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm

Arc 7-Core iGPU has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Core iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 7-Core iGPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.


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Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU
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