GeForce GT 630M vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Place in the ranking	459	1011
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	2.91
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	22 March 2012 (12 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	96	96
Core clock speed	no data	Up to 800 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	10.56
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.2534 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	4
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	no data	MXM-A (3.0)

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	DDR4	DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	Up to 128bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	Up to 32.0 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 Connectors	no data	No outputs
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
Optimus	-	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (11_0)
DirectX 11.2	no data	12 API
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.49
+614%

GT 630M 1.33

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
+595%

GT 630M 719

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:

900p	130−140 +584%	19 −584%
Full HD	110−120 +588%	16 −588%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +720%	5−6 −720%
Fortnite	55−60 +625%	8−9 −625%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +670%	10−11 −670%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Valorant	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Dota 2	35−40 +227%	11 −227%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +273%	10−12 −273%
Fortnite	55−60 +867%	6−7 −867%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +800%	4 −800%
Metro Exodus	27−30	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +221%	24 −221%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%
Valorant	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%
World of Tanks	140−150 +309%	35 −309%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Dota 2	35−40 +63.6%	22 −63.6%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +273%	10−12 −273%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +413%	14−16 −413%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +650%	4−5 −650%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60

+625%

8−9
−625%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
Valorant	24−27 +733%	3−4 −733%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27

+733%

3−4
−733%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Valorant	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−11
+900%

1−2

−900%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GT 630M compete in popular games:

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 584% faster in 900p
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 588% faster in 1080p

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 3100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 24 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.49	1.33
Recency	15 August 2020	22 March 2012
Chip lithography	10 nm	40 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 613.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630M in performance tests.

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