The GTX 1630 is as slow as a 2016 model and costs more

The GTX 1630 is as slow as a 2016 model and costs more

A few days ago, we told you about the GeForce GTX 1630, NVIDIA's new entry level designed for those who have no particular needs in the gaming field. From the point of view of specifications, the GTX 1630 is based on the TU117 GPU (Turing architecture) with 512 CUDA cores and a maximum frequency of 1.8GHz, combined with 4GB of GDDR6 memory at 12Gbps; as well as other similar solutions, the TDP should reach the maximum 75 Watts offered by the PCIe slot, so as not to have the need for auxiliary power supply through the classic 8-pin connector.

Recently, Weibo published the results of some benchmarks carried out with the model produced by Inno3D, which highlighted the poor performance of the product, so much so as to be even lower than a video card of six years ago, namely the GTX 1050 Ti. Recall that the latter, based on the Pascal architecture, was launched in 2016 and was equipped with 768 CUDA cores on a 128-bit memory bus with 4GB of GDDR5 memory. As for consumption, we start with a maximum of 75W, while the base clock frequency is 1.290MHz and 1.392MHz in Boost.



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The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GTX 1630 have been shown to have very similar performances, while the GTX 1050 has lagged rather behind. However, the GTX 1050 Ti, and even the GTX 1050, beat the GTX 1630 in three of twelve games. Ultimately, the GTX 1630 is a rather slow card by current standards, especially for its purported $ 165 price point. The only reasons to buy it are its multimedia abilities, thanks to the support for the VP8 and H.265 codecs.