Radeon 630 vs Quadro FX 2800M

Place in the ranking	1082	706
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.00	5.15
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	G92	Polaris 23
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	1 December 2009 (14 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	96	512
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.80	38.98
Floating-point processing power	0.288 TFLOPS	1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	48	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 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	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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.

FX 2800M 1.08

Radeon 630 3.72
+244%

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.

FX 2800M 417

Radeon 630 1434
+244%

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

−223%

100−110
+223%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−100%

6−7
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	18−20
Hitman 3	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	18−20
Hitman 3	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	18−20
Hitman 3	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −85.7%	12−14 +85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −25%	40−45 +25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−700%

8−9
+700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	2−3
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −300%	20−22 +300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−75%

7−8
+75%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−100%

4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how FX 2800M and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

Radeon 630 is 223% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 630 is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 630 is ahead in 43 tests (80%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.08	3.72
Recency	1 December 2009	13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt

Radeon 630 has a 244.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 630 is a mobile workstation one.

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