GeForce GTX 1630 vs GTX 780M Mac Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1630 outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 560 | 388 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.80 | 11.92 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2013 (11 years ago) | 28 June 2022 (2 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 | 1536 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 771 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 797 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 102.0 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.448 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 7.5 |
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 | 6.69 | 12.92 |
| Recency | 8 November 2013 | 28 June 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 75 Watt |
GTX 1630 has a 93.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 62.7% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 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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