GeForce GTX 1630 vs Radeon RX Vega 5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 5 with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 5
2020
15 Watt
4.64

GTX 1630 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking649388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.5712.01
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVegaTU117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 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 cores320512
Core clock speedno data1740 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1785 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data57.12
Floating-point processing powerno data1.828 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 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 Connectorsno data1x 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.

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-7.5

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 HD18
−178%
50−55
+178%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
−167%
24−27
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
−169%
35−40
+169%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
Hitman 3 8
−163%
21−24
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%
Metro Exodus 20
−175%
55−60
+175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
−178%
50−55
+178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−167%
120−130
+167%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
−150%
30−33
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
Hitman 3 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%
Metro Exodus 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−165%
45−50
+165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−167%
120−130
+167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%
Hitman 3 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−167%
24−27
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−167%
120−130
+167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
−150%
30−33
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Hitman 3 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−176%
80−85
+176%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

This is how RX Vega 5 and GTX 1630 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1630 is 178% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.64 12.92
Recency 7 January 2020 28 June 2022
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega 5 has a 71.4% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

GTX 1630, on the other hand, has a 178.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 5 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.


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