Quadro NVS 280 SD vs Radeon HD 6630M

Place in the ranking	924	1533
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.68	0.07
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	Whistler	NV18 C1
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	31 May 2005 (19 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	480	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	250 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	29 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	1.000
Floating-point processing power	0.48 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	2
TMUs	24	4

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	3.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	8.0
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	1.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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 6630M 1.77
+17600%

NVS 280 SD 0.01

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 6630M 684
+34100%

NVS 280 SD 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

-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.77	0.01
Recency	4 January 2011	31 May 2005
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	26 Watt	10 Watt

HD 6630M has a 17600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 280 SD, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6630M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 280 SD in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6630M is a notebook card while Quadro NVS 280 SD is a workstation one.

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