Radeon 630 vs GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	217	705
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	26.85	5.41
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	TU106	Polaris 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2020 (5 years ago)	13 May 2019 (5 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	1920	512
Core clock speed	975 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	142.2	38.98
Floating-point processing power	4.55 TFLOPS	1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	16
TMUs	120	32
Tensor Cores	240	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	30	no data

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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5	-

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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.35
+545%

Radeon 630 3.93

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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 9744
+544%

Radeon 630 1512

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	94 +571%	14−16 −571%
1440p	34 +580%	5−6 −580%
4K	41 +583%	6−7 −583%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +292%	12−14 −292%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +478%	9−10 −478%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +600%	10−12 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +292%	12−14 −292%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +478%	9−10 −478%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +665%	16−18 −665%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +1017%	6−7 −1017%
Metro Exodus	75 +733%	9−10 −733%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +615%	12−14 −615%
Valorant	109 +1111%	9−10 −1111%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +600%	10−12 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +292%	12−14 −292%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +478%	9−10 −478%
Dota 2	102 +750%	12−14 −750%
Far Cry 5	77 +285%	20−22 −285%
Fortnite	120−130 +448%	21−24 −448%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +524%	16−18 −524%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +1017%	6−7 −1017%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 +683%	12−14 −683%
Metro Exodus	57 +533%	9−10 −533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	235 +591%	30−35 −591%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +531%	12−14 −531%
Valorant	76 +744%	9−10 −744%
World of Tanks	250−260 +287%	65−70 −287%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +600%	10−12 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +292%	12−14 −292%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +478%	9−10 −478%
Dota 2	115 +858%	12−14 −858%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +285%	20−22 −285%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +447%	16−18 −447%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +1017%	6−7 −1017%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +365%	30−35 −365%
Valorant	93 +933%	9−10 −933%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +1333%	3−4 −1333%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +1333%	3−4 −1333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +548%	27−30 −548%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +667%	3−4 −667%
World of Tanks	160−170 +496%	27−30 −496%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +920%	5−6 −920%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +722%	9−10 −722%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +1260%	5−6 −1260%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +720%	5−6 −720%
Metro Exodus	55−60	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +443%	7−8 −443%
Valorant	65−70 +527%	10−12 −527%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Dota 2	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +600%	10−12 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +175%	16−18 −175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +100%	10−11 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Dota 2	79 +394%	16−18 −394%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +750%	4−5 −750%
Fortnite	30−35 +967%	3−4 −967%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +1850%	2−3 −1850%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Valorant	30−35 +725%	4−5 −725%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Max-Q is 571% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Max-Q is 580% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Max-Q is 583% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 1850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 2060 Max-Q surpassed Radeon 630 in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.35	3.93
Recency	29 January 2020	13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 2060 Max-Q has a 545% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Radeon 630, on the other hand, has 30% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 630 in performance tests.

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