Intel HD Graphics 630 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 630 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 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) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 71% higher texture fill rate: 27.6 GTexel / s vs 16.1 billion / sec
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • 42.7x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 1536 MB
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 267 vs 258
  • Around 13% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4615 vs 4082
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.948 vs 11.121
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.795 vs 1.105
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 20.404 vs 18.548
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1859 vs 1699
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1859 vs 1699
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 August 2016 vs 3 September 2010
Texture fill rate 27.6 GTexel / s vs 16.1 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 267 vs 258
Geekbench - OpenCL 4615 vs 4082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.948 vs 11.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.795 vs 1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.404 vs 18.548
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1859 vs 1699
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1859 vs 1699

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

  • 3.9x more core clock speed: 1350 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 8x more pipelines: 192 vs 24
  • Around 17% better floating-point performance: 518.4 gflops vs 441.6 gflops
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1237 vs 1108
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 391.548 vs 312.246
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 32.965 vs 32.567
  • Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2837 vs 1945
  • Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2837 vs 1945
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1350 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines 192 vs 24
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops vs 441.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1237 vs 1108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 391.548 vs 312.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.965 vs 32.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2837 vs 1945
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 3344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2837 vs 1945
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 3344

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1108
1237
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
267
258
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4615
4082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.948
11.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.246
391.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.795
1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.404
18.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32.567
32.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1859
1699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1945
2837
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3344
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1859
1699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1945
2837
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3344
3349
Name Intel HD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1108 1237
PassMark - G2D Mark 267 258
Geekbench - OpenCL 4615 4082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.948 11.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.246 391.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.795 1.105
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.404 18.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 32.567 32.965
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1859 1699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1945 2837
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3344 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1859 1699
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1945 2837
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3344 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 388 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Fermi
Code name Kaby Lake GT2 GF106
Launch date 30 August 2016 3 September 2010
Place in performance rating 1235 1225
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1350 MHz
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 518.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 24 192
Texture fill rate 27.6 GTexel / s 16.1 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,170 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12 API with Feature Level 12.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1536 MB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4 GDDR5
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus
SLI