Intel UHD Graphics 630 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 630 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1178 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 9.9x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 148 Watt
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 19 September 2014
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 148 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • 3x more core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 3.8x more texture fill rate: 109 billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
  • 69.3x more pipelines: 1664 vs 24
  • 8.5x better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
  • 7.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 1237
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 299
  • 6.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28498 vs 4657
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 27.517
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 354.254
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.737 vs 1.807
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.714 vs 20.323
  • 16.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 490.688 vs 29.327
  • 6.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 1870
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3698 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3340 vs 3309
  • 6.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 1870
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3698 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3340 vs 3309
  • 5.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 369 vs 68
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1050 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 109 billion / sec vs 28.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1664 vs 24
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9640 vs 1237
PassMark - G2D Mark 766 vs 299
Geekbench - OpenCL 28498 vs 4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.107 vs 27.517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1225.96 vs 354.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.737 vs 1.807
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.714 vs 20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 490.688 vs 29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11499 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11499 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 vs 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 369 vs 68

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
9640
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
299
766
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4657
28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.517
105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
354.254
1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.807
8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.323
35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.327
490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
68
369
Name Intel UHD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark - G3D Mark 1237 9640
PassMark - G2D Mark 299 766
Geekbench - OpenCL 4657 28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.517 105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 354.254 1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.807 8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.323 35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.327 490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1870 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3309 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1870 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3309 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 68 369

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Coffee Lake GT2 GM204
Launch date 1 September 2017 19 September 2014
Place in performance rating 1234 371
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Price now $407.76
Value for money (0-100) 28.59

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops 3,920 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 1664
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s 109 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 148 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 5,200 million
CUDA cores 1664
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
SLI options 4x
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 256 Bit
Shared memory 1 0
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB / s
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5

Technologies

Quick Sync
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround