AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive, one-sided performance gap between these two GPUs. In the two shared benchmark tests, the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT wins both outright, and the magnitude of the victory is the primary story.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 6700 XT scores 44,152 against the GTX 1630's 24,858. That is a 77.6% advantage for the AMD card. This test is a raw compute workload, and the result aligns with the massive difference in shading hardware between the two products. The RX 6700 XT carries 2,560 shading units, while the GTX 1630 operates with only 512, exactly one fifth of the AMD part's count.

The Geekbench Vulkan result is even more lopsided. The RX 6700 XT posts 93,500, while the GTX 1630 manages 23,695. The delta here is 294.6%, meaning the AMD card is nearly four times faster in this API. Vulkan is a low-overhead, multi-threaded graphics API, and the RX 6700 XT's modern RDNA 2.0 architecture appears to scale far more effectively under this workload. The GTX 1630, based on the older Turing TU117 chip, is simply overwhelmed.

Looking at the broader database context, the RX 6700 XT's average benchmark score is 27,425. Its nearest rivals in the database include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (27,435, a 0% delta), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (27,565, a -0.5% delta), and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 (27,839, a -1.5% delta). This places the RX 6700 XT in a performance tier alongside high-end desktop GPUs from the previous generation. The GTX 1630, by contrast, has an average score of 24,277, sitting near the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (24,236, a 0.2% delta) and the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (24,442, a -0.7% delta). The GTX 1630's percentile ranking across all GPUs is 70, while the RX 6700 XT sits at 72, a narrow overall percentile gap that masks the enormous head-to-head discrepancy. The percentile figure is influenced by the sheer volume of GPUs in the database, while the direct comparison reveals the true gulf.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf between these two cards is substantial, and it explains the benchmark results. The RX 6700 XT is built on AMD's RDNA 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 7 nm process at TSMC. The GTX 1630 uses NVIDIA's Turing architecture on a 12 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference alone is significant: 7 nm versus 12 nm. This allows the RX 6700 XT to pack 17,200 million transistors into a 335 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 51.3 million per square millimeter. The GTX 1630 contains 4,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, with a density of 23.5 million per square millimeter. The AMD chip is larger, denser, and built on a more advanced process.

Clock speeds tell a similar story. The RX 6700 XT has a base clock of 2321 MHz, a game clock of 2424 MHz, and a boost clock of 2581 MHz. The GTX 1630 operates at a base of 1740 MHz and a boost of 1785 MHz. The AMD card runs hundreds of megahertz higher, even before accounting for the architectural efficiency differences. Memory configuration also diverges sharply. The RX 6700 XT ships with 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The GTX 1630 has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, producing 96.00 GB/s. That is a fourfold difference in bandwidth, which directly impacts texture-heavy workloads and higher resolutions.

The compute resources are heavily skewed toward the RX 6700 XT. It has 160 texture mapping units and 64 render output units, versus 32 TMUs and 16 ROPs on the GTX 1630. Pixel rate is 165.2 GPixel/s versus 28.56 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 413.0 GTexel/s versus 57.12 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is 13.21 TFLOPS (FP32) versus 1.828 TFLOPS, a ratio of roughly 7.2 to 1. The RX 6700 XT also includes 40 dedicated ray tracing cores, a feature completely absent from the GTX 1630. The GTX 1630 has no tensor cores either, while the RX 6700 XT also lacks them, so neither card accelerates AI workloads specifically.

API support differs as well. The RX 6700 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the GTX 1630 is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 6700 XT's interface is PCIe 4.0 x16, whereas the GTX 1630 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, halving the available bandwidth to the host system.

Where Each One Wins

Based strictly on the head-to-head data, the RX 6700 XT wins every category. There is no benchmark in the shared set where the GTX 1630 comes out ahead. The Vulkan test is the most extreme case, with a 294.6% delta, suggesting the RX 6700 XT is particularly strong in modern, low-level APIs that leverage its architectural features. The OpenCL result, a 77.6% delta, indicates a substantial but comparatively smaller advantage in general-purpose compute.

For gaming use cases, the data implies the RX 6700 XT is the clear choice. Its higher pixel rate, texture rate, and memory bandwidth are all directly relevant to rasterization performance. The 12 GB frame buffer is also a practical advantage for modern game assets, while the GTX 1630's 4 GB is a limiting factor in texture-heavy titles. The RX 6700 XT's ray tracing cores, although not benchmarked here, provide hardware support for an effect the GTX 1630 cannot accelerate at all.

The GTX 1630's only advantages are physical and power-related, not performance-related. It is a single-slot card at 145 mm length, 69 mm height, and 18 mm width, while the RX 6700 XT is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm by 110 mm by 40 mm. The GTX 1630 draws 75 W with no power connectors and requires a 250 W suggested PSU. The RX 6700 XT draws 230 W, needs one 6-pin and one 8-pin connector, and specifies a 550 W PSU. In a compact or low-power system, the GTX 1630 is the only viable option, but it sacrifices nearly all performance to fit that footprint.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT is the superior GPU in every measured benchmark. Its average benchmark score of 27,425 places it alongside the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, a flagship card of its generation, within a 0.5% delta. The GTX 1630's average score of 24,277 is comparable to the GeForce GTX 780 Ti, a card from an older era. The RX 6700 XT also carries a higher percentile rank at 72 versus 70, though the head-to-head deltas are far more telling than the broad percentile figures.

For a buyer building a gaming or compute system with room for a dual-slot card and a 550 W PSU, the RX 6700 XT is the correct choice. Its 77.6% and 294.6% leads in the shared benchmarks leave no room for debate. For a buyer constrained to a single-slot, low-power card with no external power connectors, the GTX 1630 exists as an option, but the recorded data shows it cannot compete on performance. The GTX 1630's launch MSRP is not recorded in the database, so no price comparison is possible. The RX 6700 XT's launch MSRP is 479 USD. The verdict, from the data alone, is that the RX 6700 XT is the only performance-oriented pick.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT has an average benchmark score of 27,425, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 scores 24,277.

Q: How does the RX 6700 XT compare to the RTX 3090 in the database?

A: The RX 6700 XT's average score is 27,425, and the RTX 3090's is 27,565, a delta of -0.5% for the AMD card. They are effectively tied in the database's average.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference?

A: The RX 6700 XT has 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth on a 192-bit bus with 12 GB of GDDR6. The GTX 1630 has 96.00 GB/s on a 64-bit bus with 4 GB of GDDR6.

Q: Does the GTX 1630 support ray tracing?

A: No, the GTX 1630 has no ray tracing cores. The RX 6700 XT includes 40 RT cores.

Q: In which benchmark does the RX 6700 XT have the largest lead?

A: In Geekbench Vulkan, the RX 6700 XT scores 93,500 versus 23,695 for the GTX 1630, a 294.6% delta.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RX 6700 XT has a TDP of 230 W and requires a 550 W suggested PSU, with one 6-pin and one 8-pin connector. The GTX 1630 has a TDP of 75 W, requires a 250 W PSU, and needs no power connectors.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 | Turing |

| Process Node | 7 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 17,200 million | 4,700 million |

| Die Size | 335 mm² | 200 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 51.3M / mm² | 23.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2321 MHz | 1740 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2581 MHz | 1785 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2424 MHz | None |

| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective) | 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 12 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Bus Width | 192 bit | 64 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 96.00 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2560 | 512 |

| TMUs | 160 | 32 |

| ROPs | 64 | 16 |

| RT Cores | 40 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 165.2 GPixel/s | 28.56 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 413.0 GTexel/s | 57.12 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 13.21 TFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 26.43 TFLOPS (2:1) | 3.656 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 230 W | 75 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |

| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 250 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Dimensions | 267 mm x 110 mm x 40 mm | 145 mm x 69 mm x 18 mm |

| Release Date | 2021-03-02 | 2022-06-27 |

| Launch MSRP | 479 USD | None recorded |