AMD Radeon R7 250 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 250 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, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 73% higher texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 384 vs 96
  • 2.3x better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1051 vs 681
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 283 vs 225
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 2473
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.161 vs 6.498
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 304.279 vs 140.06
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.655 vs 0.502
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 9.613
  • 7.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 12.49
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 vs 1151
  • Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 1853
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 2073
  • Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 vs 1151
  • Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 1853
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 2073
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 October 2013 vs 15 May 2012
Texture fill rate 22.4 GTexel / s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 96
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1051 vs 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 283 vs 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 7525 vs 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.161 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 304.279 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.655 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.046 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 96.934 vs 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 2073

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 57% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1150 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 250
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1051
681
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
283
225
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
7525
2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.161
6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
304.279
140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.655
0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.046
9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
96.934
12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2179
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3170
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2179
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3170
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
2073
Name AMD Radeon R7 250 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 1051 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 283 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 7525 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.161 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 304.279 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.655 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.046 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 96.934 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 170

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 250 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Oland GF108
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 8 October 2013 15 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $89 $99.99
Place in performance rating 1087 1440
Price now $78.34 $99.21
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 27.62 8.89

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 384 96
Stream Processors 384
Texture fill rate 22.4 GTexel / s 12.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 1,040 million 585 million
Core clock speed 810 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors N / A None

API support

DirectX 12 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 1150 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 / GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync