GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon R9 370
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 370 and GeForce GTX 1630, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1630 outperforms R9 370 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 400 | 388 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.70 | 11.92 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Trinidad | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 28 June 2022 (2 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 | 1280 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 975 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 78.00 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.496 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 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 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 221 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
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.
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.
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:
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.24 | 12.92 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 28 June 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 75 Watt |
GTX 1630 has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 370 and GeForce GTX 1630.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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