Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce GT 630

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630 and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 630
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
1.76

RX 7900 XTX outperforms GT 630 by a whopping 4486% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9287
Place by popularitynot in top-10051
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0834.26
Power efficiency1.8615.65
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF108Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 42725% better value for money than GT 630.

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 cores966144
Core clock speed810 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2498 MHz
Number of transistors585 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate12.96959.2
Floating-point processing power0.311 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs4192
TMUs16384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 4.0 x16
Length145 mm287 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
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 1.76
RX 7900 XTX 80.72
+4486%

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 630 676
RX 7900 XTX 31030
+4490%

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.

GT 630 810
RX 7900 XTX 64680
+7885%

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 2449
RX 7900 XTX 211914
+8553%

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 2430
RX 7900 XTX 193018
+7843%

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 HD5−6
−4820%
246
+4820%
1440p3−4
−5367%
164
+5367%
4K2−3
−5100%
104
+5100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p20.00
−392%
4.06
+392%
1440p33.33
−447%
6.09
+447%
4K50.00
−420%
9.61
+420%
  • RX 7900 XTX has 392% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 447% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 420% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 242
+0%
242
+0%
Elden Ring 225
+0%
225
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 241
+0%
241
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 116
+0%
116
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 604
+0%
604
+0%
Metro Exodus 169
+0%
169
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220
+0%
220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Dota 2 183
+0%
183
+0%
Elden Ring 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 535
+0%
535
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 176
+0%
176
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 201
+0%
201
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100
+0%
100
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 471
+0%
471
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 165
+0%
165
+0%
Elden Ring 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 360
+0%
360
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Dota 2 186
+0%
186
+0%
Elden Ring 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+0%
186
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 186
+0%
186
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 197
+0%
197
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

This is how GT 630 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 4820% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 5367% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 5100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 80.72
Recency 15 May 2012 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 355 Watt

GT 630 has 446.2% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 4486.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 in performance tests.


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