NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 65 nm
5.5x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 182 Watt
Around 14% higher maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 896 MB
Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 999 MHz
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 150 vs 54
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3342
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3342

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 March 2012 vs 16 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 182 Watt
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 896 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	150 vs 54
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3342

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

2x more pipelines: 192 vs 96
Around 88% better floating-point performance: 476.9 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1217 vs 538
8.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19512 vs 2406
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.664 vs 5.055
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 477.327 vs 215.004
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.906 vs 10.393
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 29.525 vs 19.903

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	192 vs 96
Floating-point performance	476.9 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1217 vs 538
Geekbench - OpenCL	19512 vs 2406
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.664 vs 5.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	477.327 vs 215.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.906 vs 10.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.525 vs 19.903

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

538

1217

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

150

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2406

19512

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.055

8.664

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

215.004

477.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.393

24.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.903

29.525

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3342

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	538	1217
PassMark - G2D Mark	150	54
Geekbench - OpenCL	2406	19512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.055	8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	215.004	477.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.393	24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	19.903	29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2766
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	967
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2766
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3342
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GF108	GT200
Launch date	22 March 2012	16 June 2008
Place in performance rating	1401	1404
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$449
Price now		$95.38
Value for money (0-100)		13.70
Technical info
CUDA cores	96	192
Floating-point performance	253.4 gflops	476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	96	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt	182 Watt
Transistor count	585 million	1,400 million
Core clock speed		1242 MHz
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Texture fill rate		36.9 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
DirectX 11.2	12 API
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	896 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	DDR3\GDDR5	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Memory bandwidth		111.9 GB / s
Memory bus width		448 Bit
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11	DirectX 11
Optimus
SLI