NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M and NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 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 630M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 532 vs 478
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 152 vs 91
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2387 vs 2171
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.055 vs 4.85
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 215.004 vs 195.796
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.635 vs 0.561
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 10.393 vs 9.109
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 19.903 vs 16.727
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 967 vs 960
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2766 vs 2210
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 2701
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 967 vs 960
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2766 vs 2210
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 2701
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 March 2012 vs 5 January 2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 35 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 532 vs 478
PassMark - G2D Mark 152 vs 91
Geekbench - OpenCL 2387 vs 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.055 vs 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 215.004 vs 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.635 vs 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.393 vs 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 19.903 vs 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 967 vs 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2766 vs 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 vs 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 967 vs 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2766 vs 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 vs 2701

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

  • Around 2% better floating-point performance: 258.05 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
Floating-point performance 258.05 gflops vs 253.4 gflops

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
532
478
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
152
91
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2387
2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.055
4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
215.004
195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.635
0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
10.393
9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.903
16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
967
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2766
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
967
960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2766
2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
2701
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
PassMark - G3D Mark 532 478
PassMark - G2D Mark 152 91
Geekbench - OpenCL 2387 2171
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.055 4.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 215.004 195.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.635 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.393 9.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 19.903 16.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 967 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2766 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 2701
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 967 960
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2766 2210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 2701
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF108
Launch date 22 March 2012 5 January 2011
Place in performance rating 1390 1503
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

CUDA cores 96 96
Floating-point performance 253.4 gflops 258.05 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 96
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million
Core clock speed 672 MHz
Texture fill rate 10.8 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Interface MXM-A (3.0) MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size medium sized large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
DirectX 11.2 12 API
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus
3D Gaming