GeForce GT 555M vs UHD Graphics 630

Place in the ranking	760	933
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.37	3.39
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Comet Lake GT2	GF106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 October 2017 (7 years ago)	27 October 2011 (13 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	184	Up to 144
Core clock speed	350 MHz	Up to 753 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	753 MHz
Number of transistors	189 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm+++	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	26.45	12.60
Floating-point processing power	0.4232 TFLOPS	0.3024 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	16
TMUs	23	24

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	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	IGP	no data
SLI options	-	+

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	System Shared	DDR3\DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	3 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	Up to 192 bit/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	Up to 1569 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	Up to 50.2 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 outputs

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 API
Shader Model	6.5	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.103	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.

UHD Graphics 630 3.09
+81.8%

GT 555M 1.70

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.

UHD Graphics 630 1192
+82.3%

GT 555M 654

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

UHD Graphics 630 1790
+56.2%

GT 555M 1146

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

UHD Graphics 630 7704
+30.9%

GT 555M 5884

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	30−35 +57.9%	19 −57.9%
Full HD	16 −56.3%	25 +56.3%
1440p	10 +100%	5−6 −100%
4K	7 +133%	3−4 −133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5
+25%

4−5

−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +0%	7−8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry New Dawn	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Hitman 3	6 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Metro Exodus	13 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 +200%	3−4 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30 −13.3%	30−35 +13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Battlefield 5	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +440%	5−6 −440%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	28 −21.4%	30−35 +21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +14.7%	30−35 −14.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

This is how UHD Graphics 630 and GT 555M compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 630 is 58% faster in 900p
GT 555M is 56% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics 630 is 100% faster in 1440p
UHD Graphics 630 is 133% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 630 is 500% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 555M is 21% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics 630 is ahead in 44 tests (86%)
GT 555M is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.09	1.70
Recency	1 October 2017	27 October 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

UHD Graphics 630 has a 81.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 630 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 555M is a notebook one.

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