Intel HD Graphics 630 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 630 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 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 Intel HD Graphics 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 27.6 GTexel / s vs 10.8 billion / sec
  • Around 71% better floating-point performance: 441.6 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1114 vs 478
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 268 vs 91
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4554 vs 2171
  • 5.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.948 vs 4.85
  • Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 312.246 vs 195.796
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.795 vs 0.561
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.404 vs 9.109
  • Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 32.567 vs 16.727
  • Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1859 vs 960
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3344 vs 2701
  • Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1859 vs 960
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3344 vs 2701
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 August 2016 vs 5 January 2011
Texture fill rate 27.6 GTexel / s vs 10.8 billion / sec
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops vs 258.05 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1114 vs 478
PassMark - G2D Mark 268 vs 91
Geekbench - OpenCL 4554 vs 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.948 vs 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.246 vs 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.795 vs 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.404 vs 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.567 vs 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1859 vs 960
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3344 vs 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1859 vs 960
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3344 vs 2701

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

  • Around 92% higher core clock speed: 672 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 4x more pipelines: 96 vs 24
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2210 vs 1945
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2210 vs 1945
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 672 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines 96 vs 24
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2210 vs 1945
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2210 vs 1945

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1114
478
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
268
91
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4554
2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.948
4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.246
195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.795
0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.404
9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32.567
16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1859
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1945
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3344
2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1859
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1945
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3344
2701
Name Intel HD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1114 478
PassMark - G2D Mark 268 91
Geekbench - OpenCL 4554 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.948 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.246 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.795 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.404 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.567 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1859 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1945 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3344 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1859 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1945 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3344 2701
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 388 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Fermi
Code name Kaby Lake GT2 GF108
Launch date 30 August 2016 5 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1216 1503
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 672 MHz
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 258.05 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 24 96
Texture fill rate 27.6 GTexel / s 10.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 585 million
CUDA cores 96

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4 DDR3
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 900 MHz

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus