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[KitK]

I've been looking for a comparison of these two card's performance.

Thing is that 630 stuff seems rare, and when I find something about the 6670 I have to believe the info is for the DDR5 version rather than the DDR3 version. (I've checked what I think are the usual sites for benchmark comparisions.)

Based on price I am thinking the 6670 DDR3 and GT630 DDR3 are in the same league.

As it stands the 6670 blows the 630 out of the water. But of course comparing DDR5 to DDR3 probably isn't going to be apples-to-apples. If anyone knows how they compare, or knows a site that actually gives the clear info, it will be appreciated.

Thanks

[DarkCain]

www.anandtech.com does side by side comparisons of the latest video cards.

[Solidussnake]

They don't compare to each other. A 6670 is ~75% faster +/- 10 depending on if its the cheaper DDR3 version or not. When it comes to raw horsepower expect to see around 1100 3dmarks 11 from a GT630 and 1700+ from a 6670. The 6670 will outperform a GT630 in any 3d gaming application by anywhere from 50 ~ 80% depending on drivers and the game.

[KitK]

DarkCain, on 23 July 2012 - 10:24 AM, said:

www.anandtech.com does side by side comparisons of the latest video cards.

Thanks, that site is a step in the right direction.

Solidussnake, on 23 July 2012 - 10:29 AM, said:

They don't compare to each other. A 6670 is ~75% faster +/- 10 depending on if its the cheaper DDR3 version or not. When it comes to raw horsepower expect to see around 1100 3dmarks 11 from a GT630 and 1700+ from a 6670. The 6670 will outperform a GT630 in any 3d gaming application by anywhere from 50 ~ 80% depending on drivers and the game.

Thanks. This is very interesting because it means that the 6670 is cheaper and also way out of the "new" (according to Nvidia) 630's league.

Edited by KitK, 23 July 2012 - 10:43 AM.

[WardenWolf]

630 is 'newer', but is on the lower end of nVidia's cards. Anything below a "#50" (# being the generation indicator) is not going to be for gaming.

The 6670 is probably lower in price now because it is technically a generation back, though AMD has yet to release any direct replacement for it. It is still lower than I would advise for modern games, but definitely a more capable card than the GeForce 630.

[DarkCain]

the 7000 series cards are seeing a price shift in prep for another release

[Adridos]

I know it's a bit old topic, but making a new one wouldn't be great, either.

Might I ask why is GT630 worse than the 6670, when on paper, it is pretty much the other way around?

Edited by Adridos, 16 December 2012 - 08:25 AM.

[Vulpesveritas]

Adridos, on 16 December 2012 - 08:25 AM, said:

I know it's a bit old topic, but making a new one wouldn't be great, either.

Might I ask why is GT630 worse than the 6670, when on paper, it is pretty much the other way around?

What do you mean on paper it's the other way around? the 6670 wins in every benchmark I've seen. Just because it's older doesn't mean it doesn't have more processing power?

[Adridos]

Vulpesveritas, on 16 December 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

What do you mean on paper it's the other way around? the 6670 wins in every benchmark I've seen. Just because it's older doesn't mean it doesn't have more processing power?

Benchamark is the real performance, by paper I meant the specifications. Too bad their price was adjusted accordingly.

GPU clock: 810 vs 800 Mhz - 630 wins
Memory clock: 1600 vs 1000 - 630 wins
Bandwidth: 51.2 vs 64 - 6670 wins
Both are 1GB and use GDDR5.

[Arclight]

None of that actually means anything; the 630 has 96 cores where the 6670 has 480.

Core number still isn't a good comparison between AMD and Nvidia, but in this case it reflects the gap adequately.

[Narcissistic Martyr]

Another thing to consider if you're building a new PC is that the 6670 can hybrid crossfire with the AMD A10 5800k and few other APUs for even better graphical performance.

[Youngblood]

I'd say ask Sir Roland MXIII himself whether or not MWO works with Hybrid CrossFireX like that yet. I know he has the setup, but I don't remember how well it worked.

EDIT: Apparently like this.

Edited by Youngblood, 17 December 2012 - 05:55 PM.

[fxrsniper]

Solidussnake, on 23 July 2012 - 10:29 AM, said:

They don't compare to each other. A 6670 is ~75% faster +/- 10 depending on if its the cheaper DDR3 version or not. When it comes to raw horsepower expect to see around 1100 3dmarks 11 from a GT630 and 1700+ from a 6670. The 6670 will outperform a GT630 in any 3d gaming application by anywhere from 50 ~ 80% depending on drivers and the game.

Maybe read more http://www.anandtech...duct/612?vs=613 that's not 75% faster. The GDDR5 version is barley beating it. and the GT 630 is a 2gig card and they have 4 gig as well. Its mainly personal preference at this point

Adridos, on 16 December 2012 - 01:53 PM, said:

Benchamark is the real performance, by paper I meant the specifications. Too bad their price was adjusted accordingly.

GPU clock: 810 vs 800 Mhz - 630 wins
Memory clock: 1600 vs 1000 - 630 wins
Bandwidth: 51.2 vs 64 - 6670 wins
Both are 1GB and use GDDR5.

depends the GT630 has 1/2/4 gig versions whereas the 6670 only has 1gig