Radeon Vega 7 vs 630

Place in the ranking	703	533
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Power efficiency	5.41	11.44
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 23	Cezanne
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 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	512	448
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	1900 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.98	53.20
Floating-point processing power	1.247 TFLOPS	1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	32	28

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	IGP
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	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no data
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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	12−14 −91.7%	23 +91.7%
1440p	12−14 −108%	25 +108%
4K	7−8 −114%	15 +114%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Elden Ring	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −70.6%	29 +70.6%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21 +163%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −108%	27 +108%
Valorant	6−7 −383%	29 +383%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Dota 2	12−14 −41.7%	17 +41.7%
Elden Ring	9−10 −77.8%	16 +77.8%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −40%	28 +40%
Fortnite	21−24 −91.3%	40−45 +91.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −41.2%	24 +41.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −87.5%	15 +87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −35.3%	46 +35.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −76.9%	21−24 +76.9%
Valorant	6−7 −133%	14 +133%
World of Tanks	65−70 +15.5%	58 −15.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −118%	24−27 +118%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Dota 2	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −65%	30−35 +65%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −23.5%	21 +23.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Valorant	6−7 −317%	25 +317%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Elden Ring	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −85.2%	50−55 +85.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
World of Tanks	27−30 −92.9%	50−55 +92.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Metro Exodus	0−1	12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Valorant	12−14 −58.3%	18−20 +58.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Elden Ring	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −87.5%	30−33 +87.5%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Fortnite	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Valorant	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

This is how Radeon 630 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

Vega 7 is 92% faster in 1080p
Vega 7 is 108% faster in 1440p
Vega 7 is 114% faster in 4K

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

in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 630 is 16% faster.
in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Vega 7 is 383% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Radeon 630 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Vega 7 is ahead in 45 tests (92%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.93	7.48
Recency	13 May 2019	13 April 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt

Vega 7 has a 90.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega 7 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.