Radeon 630 vs GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

Place in the ranking	883	703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.09	5.41
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	NB8E-GTX	Polaris 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	19 November 2007 (17 years ago)	13 May 2019 (5 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	192	512
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	112.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2.131

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Elden Ring	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Dota 2	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Elden Ring	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
Fortnite	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −70%	30−35 +70%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
World of Tanks	35−40 −71.8%	65−70 +71.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Dota 2	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −70%	30−35 +70%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −92.9%	27−30 +92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
World of Tanks	12−14 −115%	27−30 +115%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	5−6
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Valorant	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Fortnite	0−1	3−4
Valorant	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

6−7

+0%

6−7

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 630 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 630 is ahead in 45 tests (79%)
there's a draw in 12 tests (21%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.06	3.93
Recency	19 November 2007	13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	50 Watt

Radeon 630 has a 90.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX SLI in performance tests.

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