GeForce GT 630 vs GTX 670MX

Place in the ranking	625	922
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.08
Power efficiency	4.66	1.86
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GK104	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2012 (12 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.

no data

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	960	96
Core clock speed	600 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.08	12.96
Floating-point processing power	1.154 TFLOPS	0.311 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	4
TMUs	80	16

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
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	67.2 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	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.

GTX 670MX 5.06
+189%

GT 630 1.75

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.

GTX 670MX 1951
+188%

GT 630 677

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.

GTX 670MX 2371
+193%

GT 630 810

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.

GTX 670MX 6047
+148%

GT 630 2442

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 670MX 5316
+112%

GT 630 2511

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 670MX 18
+157%

GT 630 7

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 HD

40
+233%

12−14

−233%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

8.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Hitman 3	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Hitman 3	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Hitman 3	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +229%	14−16 −229%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+225%

4−5
−225%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+200%

3−4

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

This is how GTX 670MX and GT 630 compete in popular games:

GTX 670MX is 233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.06	1.75
Recency	1 October 2012	15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt

GTX 670MX has a 189.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 630, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 670MX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 670MX 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.