NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 vs AMD Radeon HD 6790

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 and AMD Radeon HD 6790 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 150 Watt
Launch date 15 May 2012 vs 4 April 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 150 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6790

  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 840 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 33.6 GTexel / s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
  • 8.3x more pipelines: 800 vs 96
  • 4.3x better floating-point performance: 1,344.0 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
  • 2.3x more memory clock speed: 4200 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1552 vs 681
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 367 vs 225
  • Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.318 vs 6.498
  • 5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 750.421 vs 140.06
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.234 vs 0.502
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 28.768 vs 9.613
  • 9.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 121.423 vs 12.49
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3127 vs 1151
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3534 vs 1853
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 2073
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3127 vs 1151
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3534 vs 1853
  • Around 62% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 2073
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 840 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 33.6 GTexel / s vs 12.96 GTexel / s
Pipelines 800 vs 96
Floating-point performance 1,344.0 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
Memory clock speed 4200 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1552 vs 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 367 vs 225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.318 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 750.421 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.234 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 28.768 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 121.423 vs 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3127 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3534 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3350 vs 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3127 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3534 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3350 vs 2073

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6790

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
681
1552
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
225
367
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.498
12.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.06
750.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.502
1.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.613
28.768
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.49
121.423
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1151
3127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2073
3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1151
3127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2073
3350
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 AMD Radeon HD 6790
PassMark - G3D Mark 681 1552
PassMark - G2D Mark 225 367
Geekbench - OpenCL 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.498 12.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 140.06 750.421
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.502 1.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.613 28.768
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.49 121.423
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1151 3127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1853 3534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2073 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1151 3127
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1853 3534
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2073 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 170

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 AMD Radeon HD 6790

Essentials

Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name GF108 Barts
Launch date 15 May 2012 4 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $99.99 $149
Place in performance rating 1440 856
Price now $99.21 $64.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 8.89 39.40

Technical info

Core clock speed 810 MHz 840 MHz
Floating-point performance 311.0 gflops 1,344.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 800
Texture fill rate 12.96 GTexel / s 33.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 1,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm 198 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s 134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4200 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5