Radeon RX 560X vs GeForce GT 630

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630 and Radeon RX 560X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 630
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
1.75

RX 560X outperforms GT 630 by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking919500
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Power efficiency1.947.97
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF108Polaris 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores961024
Core clock speed810 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1275 MHz
Number of transistors585 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate12.9681.60
Floating-point processing power0.311 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs1664

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mm170 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s112.0 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.1-

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.

GT 630 1.75
RX 560X 8.28
+373%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GT 630 677
RX 560X 3196
+372%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 630 2441
RX 560X 16450
+574%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GT 630 2511
RX 560X 19947
+694%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 8.28
Recency 15 May 2012 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 75 Watt

GT 630 has 15.4% lower power consumption.

RX 560X, on the other hand, has a 373.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 in performance tests.


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