GeForce GT 630 OEM vs Radeon R9 380
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 380 and GeForce GT 630 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 380 outperforms GT 630 OEM by a whopping 858% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 339 | 940 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.82 | 2.31 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Antigua | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 18 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1792 | 192 |
| Compute units | 28 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 875 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 | 14.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.476 TFLOPS | 0.336 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 16 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length / dual slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | None |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 | DDR3 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | - | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 28.51 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
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 | 68
+871%
| 7−8
−871%
|
| 4K | 25
+1150%
| 2−3
−1150%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.93 | no data |
| 4K | 7.96 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+920%
|
10−11
−920%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+900%
|
8−9
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+980%
|
5−6
−980%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+913%
|
8−9
−913%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+920%
|
10−11
−920%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+900%
|
8−9
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+980%
|
5−6
−980%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 100
+900%
|
10−11
−900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+913%
|
8−9
−913%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 35−40
+1100%
|
3−4
−1100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+920%
|
10−11
−920%
|
| Hitman 3 | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+900%
|
8−9
−900%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
+940%
|
5−6
−940%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 80−85
+913%
|
8−9
−913%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+933%
|
3−4
−933%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+950%
|
8−9
−950%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 95−100
+870%
|
10−11
−870%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
+900%
|
8−9
−900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
This is how R9 380 and GT 630 OEM compete in popular games:
- R9 380 is 871% faster in 1080p
- R9 380 is 1150% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.90 | 1.66 |
| Recency | 18 June 2015 | 24 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 50 Watt |
R9 380 has a 857.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 630 OEM, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 380 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 OEM in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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