HD Graphics 630 vs Radeon R9 290X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 630 and Radeon R9 290X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between HD Graphics 630 and Radeon R9 290X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 630 Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 1566% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 630.
  • HD Graphics 630 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 630 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 630 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
  • HD Graphics 630 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than HD Graphics 630.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 630 Radeon R9 290X
Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake GCN
Code name Kaby-Lake-H-GT2 Hawaii XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 1 January 2017 24 October 2013
Pipelines 24 2816
Core clock speed 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 947 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.40 176.0
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 5,632 gflops
Length 275 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.103 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 623 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
Quick Sync +
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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