Radeon 630 vs 530

Place in the ranking	812	707
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.69	5.19
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Weston	Polaris 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 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	384	512
Core clock speed	730 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	1024 MHz	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.58	38.98
Floating-point processing power	0.7864 TFLOPS	1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	24	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	PCIe 3.0 x8	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	DDR3/GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	12 (12_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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.

Radeon 530 2.65

Radeon 630 3.72
+40.4%

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.

Radeon 530 1022

Radeon 630 1434
+40.3%

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%

21−24
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−20%

6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3
Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Metro Exodus	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +38.5%	12−14 −38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3
Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +68.4%	18−20 −68.4%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Metro Exodus	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −46.2%	18−20 +46.2%
Hitman 3	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −150%	14−16 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−33.3%

8−9
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −33.3%	20−22 +33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−16.7%

7−8
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how Radeon 530 and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

Radeon 630 is 40% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 530 is 160% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 630 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 530 is ahead in 9 tests (16%)
Radeon 630 is ahead in 39 tests (67%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.65	3.72
Recency	18 April 2017	13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

Radeon 530 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Radeon 630, on the other hand, has a 40.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 530 in performance tests.

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