AMD FirePro S4000X vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S4000X and NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro S4000X

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S4000X

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2.4x more texture fill rate: 31 GTexel / s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
6.7x more pipelines: 640 vs 96
3.2x better floating-point performance: 992.0 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
2.5x more memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 1800 MHz
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.089 vs 6.498
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 478.725 vs 140.06
4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.08 vs 0.502
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 34.934 vs 9.613
7.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 92.567 vs 12.49

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 August 2014 vs 15 May 2012
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 96
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567 vs 12.49

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Around 12% higher core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 725 MHz

Core clock speed	810 MHz vs 725 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S4000X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.089

6.498

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

478.725

140.06

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.08

0.502

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34.934

9.613

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

92.567

12.49

Name	AMD FirePro S4000X	NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	19.089	6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	478.725	140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.08	0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	34.934	9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	92.567	12.49
PassMark - G3D Mark		676
PassMark - G2D Mark		219
Geekbench - OpenCL		2448
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		170

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S4000X	NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Fermi
Code name	Venus	GF108
Launch date	7 August 2014	15 May 2012
Place in performance rating	1434	1436
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$99.99
Price now		$99.21
Value for money (0-100)		8.89
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Core clock speed	725 MHz	810 MHz
Floating-point performance	992.0 gflops	311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	640	96
Texture fill rate	31 GTexel / s	12.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	585 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	MXM-A
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		145 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3