Radeon Pro Vega II vs HD Graphics 630

Place in the ranking	756	99
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.32
Power efficiency	14.31	5.89
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Kaby Lake GT2	Vega 20
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	1 January 2017 (7 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,199

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 cores	192	4096
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1574 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1720 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm++	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	475 Watt
Texture fill rate	26.40	440.3
Floating-point processing power	0.4224 TFLOPS	14.09 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	64
TMUs	24	256

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	PCIe 3.0 x1	Apple MPX
Width	IGP	Quad-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	DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	806 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	825.3 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 HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
Vulkan	+	1.3

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.

HD Graphics 630 3.10

Pro Vega II 40.43
+1204%

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.

HD Graphics 630 1197

Pro Vega II 15596
+1203%

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	14 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
4K	13 −1131%	160−170 +1131%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	12.22
4K	no data	13.74

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−1150%

75−80
+1150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Far Cry 5	6 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Far Cry New Dawn	8 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −1200%	260−270 +1200%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1161%	290−300 +1161%
Metro Exodus	10 −1200%	130−140 +1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 −1150%	150−160 +1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1182%	500−550 +1182%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −1167%	190−200 +1167%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1161%	290−300 +1161%
Metro Exodus	4 −1150%	50−55 +1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −1150%	200−210 +1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1182%	500−550 +1182%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1150%	75−80 +1150%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1194%	220−230 +1194%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1161%	290−300 +1161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1186%	180−190 +1186%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1182%	500−550 +1182%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−1150%

100−105

+1150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −1200%	65−70 +1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −1163%	240−250 +1163%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1150%

75−80
+1150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1150%

50−55
+1150%

This is how HD Graphics 630 and Pro Vega II compete in popular games:

Pro Vega II is 1186% faster in 1080p
Pro Vega II is 1131% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.10	40.43
Recency	1 January 2017	3 June 2019
Maximum RAM amount	64 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	475 Watt

HD Graphics 630 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 3066.7% lower power consumption.

Pro Vega II, on the other hand, has a 1204.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega II is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 630 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation one.

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