Intel UHD Graphics 630 vs AMD Radeon R7 250

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 630 and AMD Radeon R7 250 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 UHD Graphics 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 29% higher texture fill rate: 28.8 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1237 vs 1051
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 299 vs 283
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.517 vs 20.161
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 354.254 vs 304.279
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.807 vs 1.655
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s vs 22.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1237 vs 1051
PassMark - G2D Mark 299 vs 283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.517 vs 20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 354.254 vs 304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.807 vs 1.655

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 250

  • 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
  • Around 56% better floating-point performance: 716.8 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7525 vs 4657
  • Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.046 vs 20.323
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 96.934 vs 29.327
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2179 vs 1870
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3170 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3309
  • Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2179 vs 1870
  • Around 99% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3170 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3309
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 384 vs 24
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 7525 vs 4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.046 vs 20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 96.934 vs 29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3170 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3170 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3309

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 250

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
1051
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
299
283
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4657
7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.517
20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
354.254
304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.807
1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.323
30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.327
96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3356
Name Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon R7 250
PassMark - G3D Mark 1237 1051
PassMark - G2D Mark 299 283
Geekbench - OpenCL 4657 7525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.517 20.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 354.254 304.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.807 1.655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.323 30.046
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.327 96.934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1870 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3309 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1870 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596 3170
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3309 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 68 0

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon R7 250

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 GCN 1.0
Code name Coffee Lake GT2 Oland
Launch date 1 September 2017 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 1234 1087
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $89
Price now $78.34
Value for money (0-100) 27.62

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops 716.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 384
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s 22.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,040 million
Stream Processors 384

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors N / A

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Shared memory 1 0
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Memory clock speed 1150 MHz
Memory type DDR3 / GDDR5

Technologies

Quick Sync
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DDMA audio
FreeSync