GeForce GT 630 vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce GT 630, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.63
+622%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms GT 630 by a whopping 622% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking395926
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.08
Power efficiencyno data1.85
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameno dataGF108
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99.99

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 cores76896
Core clock speed1366 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data585 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.96
Floating-point processing powerno data0.311 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data16

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 2.0 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 MB2 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s28.8 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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA-2.1

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63
+622%
GT 630 1.75

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+690%
GT 630 810

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 12.63 1.75
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile has a 621.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GT 630, on the other hand, has a 68166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 630 is a desktop one.


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

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
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