NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 116 Watt
  • Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1026 MHz
Launch date 15 May 2012 vs 15 March 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 116 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1026 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

  • 2.2x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • 2.2x more texture fill rate: 28.8 billion / sec vs 12.96 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 192 vs 96
  • 2.2x better floating-point performance: 691.2 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1557 vs 681
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 382 vs 225
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5750 vs 2473
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.461 vs 6.498
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 354.392 vs 140.06
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.125 vs 0.502
  • Around 93% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.511 vs 9.613
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 41.941 vs 12.49
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2488 vs 1151
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3351 vs 1853
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3322 vs 2073
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2488 vs 1151
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3351 vs 1853
  • Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3322 vs 2073
  • Around 89% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 322 vs 170
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1800 MHz vs 810 MHz
Texture fill rate 28.8 billion / sec vs 12.96 GTexel / s
Pipelines 192 vs 96
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops vs 311.0 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1557 vs 681
PassMark - G2D Mark 382 vs 225
Geekbench - OpenCL 5750 vs 2473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.461 vs 6.498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 354.392 vs 140.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.125 vs 0.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.511 vs 9.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 41.941 vs 12.49
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2488 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3351 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3322 vs 2073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2488 vs 1151
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3351 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3322 vs 2073
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 322 vs 170

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
681
1557
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
225
382
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2473
5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.498
18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.06
354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.502
1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.613
18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.49
41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1151
2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2073
3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1151
2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2073
3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
170
322
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 681 1557
PassMark - G2D Mark 225 382
Geekbench - OpenCL 2473 5750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.498 18.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 140.06 354.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.502 1.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.613 18.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.49 41.941
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1151 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1853 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2073 3322
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1151 2488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1853 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2073 3322
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 170 322

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi 2.0
Code name GF108 GF116
Launch date 15 May 2012 15 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $99.99 $149
Place in performance rating 1440 1019
Price now $99.21 $287.59
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 8.89 7.49

Technical info

Core clock speed 810 MHz 1800 MHz
Floating-point performance 311.0 gflops 691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 192
Texture fill rate 12.96 GTexel / s 28.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 116 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 1,170 million
CUDA cores 192
Maximum GPU temperature 100 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm 8.25" (21 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s 98.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1026 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI