GeForce 840M vs UHD Graphics P630
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics P630 with GeForce 840M, including specs and performance data.
UHD Graphics P630 outperforms 840M by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 569 | 787 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 30.43 | 6.13 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Comet Lake GT2 | GM108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 March 2014 (10 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 | 192 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1029 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1124 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+++ | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 17.98 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4608 TFLOPS | 0.8632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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, PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | IGP | no data |
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 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1001 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 16.02 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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| Optimus | - | + |
| GameWorks | - | + |
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1.126 |
| 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.
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:
| 900p | 100−110
+122%
| 45
−122%
|
| Full HD | 35−40
+106%
| 17
−106%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−200%
|
9−10
+200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−175%
|
21−24
+175%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−35.7%
|
35−40
+35.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−200%
|
9−10
+200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−175%
|
21−24
+175%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−156%
|
23
+156%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−35.7%
|
35−40
+35.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−200%
|
9−10
+200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−175%
|
21−24
+175%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+50%
|
6
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−35.7%
|
35−40
+35.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how UHD Graphics P630 and GeForce 840M compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics P630 is 122% faster in 900p
- UHD Graphics P630 is 106% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics P630 is 50% faster.
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 840M is 250% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics P630 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- GeForce 840M is ahead in 28 tests (47%)
- there's a draw in 30 tests (51%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.39 | 2.83 |
| Recency | 13 May 2020 | 12 March 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 33 Watt |
UHD Graphics P630 has a 125.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.
The UHD Graphics P630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 840M in performance tests.
Be aware that UHD Graphics P630 is a desktop card while GeForce 840M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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