AMD Radeon RX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 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 RX 580

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 55% higher core clock speed: 1257 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • 14888.9x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
  • 24x more pipelines: 2304 vs 96
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 1 GB
  • 4.4x more memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 13x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8827 vs 681
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 767 vs 225
  • 15.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39028 vs 2473
  • 17.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 116.142 vs 6.498
  • 7.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1022.932 vs 140.06
  • 18.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.235 vs 0.502
  • 8.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 84.034 vs 9.613
  • 48.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 607.721 vs 12.49
  • 9.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11281 vs 1151
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3695 vs 1853
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 2073
  • 9.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11281 vs 1151
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3695 vs 1853
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 2073
  • 5.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1005 vs 170
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 15 May 2012
Core clock speed 1257 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 192.96 GTexel/s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 96
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8827 vs 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 767 vs 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 39028 vs 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 116.142 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1022.932 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.235 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 84.034 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 607.721 vs 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11281 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3695 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11281 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3695 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1005 vs 170

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • 50.2x better floating-point performance: 311.0 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 185 Watt
Floating-point performance 311.0 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
8827
681
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
767
225
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
39028
2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
116.142
6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1022.932
140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.235
0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
84.034
9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
607.721
12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11281
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3695
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11281
1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3695
1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1005
170
Name AMD Radeon RX 580 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 8827 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 767 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 39028 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 116.142 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1022.932 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.235 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 84.034 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 607.721 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11281 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3695 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11281 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3695 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1005 170

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 580 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Fermi
Code name Polaris 20 GF108
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 15 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $99.99
Place in performance rating 341 1440
Price now $169.99 $99.21
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 76.21 8.89

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1340 MHz
Compute units 36
Core clock speed 1257 MHz 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 6.2 TFLOPs 311.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 2304 96
Pixel fill rate 42.88 GP/s
Render output units 32
Stream Processors 2304
Texture fill rate 192.96 GTexel/s 12.96 GTexel / s
Texture Units 144
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 241 mm 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 256 GB/s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready