HD Graphics 630 vs Radeon R9 M470X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 630 and Radeon R9 M470X. 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 M470X. 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.

Radeon R9 M470X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M470X here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 630 Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • HD Graphics 630 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 630 has 60 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M470X.
  • HD Graphics 630 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470X - in Laptops.
  • HD Graphics 630 is build with Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 800 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 630.
  • HD Graphics 630 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than HD Graphics 630.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 630 Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Gen. 9.5 Kaby Lake GCN 2
Code name Kaby-Lake-H-GT2 Emerald
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 1 January 2017 14 May 2016
Pipelines 24 896
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.40 61.60
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory + -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.103 1.2.131
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
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