Graphics GTX630 is tiny!

Ello everyone

One of my mates just did an upgrade of his PC and he got a GTX630 (I didn't even know it was out!) but thing that surprised me was how tiny it is!!!

Look at this:

http://i.imgur.com/f7IAQ.jpg

So diddy!

 

Isn't that the same size as the 670?

 

I think the PCB might be but the 670 cooler extends beyond the PCB

 

Yeah I was referring to the pcb.

 

It's atleast an inch shorter. I never knew PCB's were so small these days!

 

wow that really is impressive then, just goes to show less power = less circuitry

 

GT630 (NOT GTX630) has been out for a few weeks, and is a rebranded Fermi card. 96 cores at 810 MHz in the reference design. Comes with 1 GB DDDR3 or GDDR5 (2GB in some custom cards).

 

^^ as debs has said its a rebrand BUT it depends on which oen it is;

it either has 96 cuda cores @ 810 mhz:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-630/specifications

OR 192 cuda cores @ 875mhz (1 or 2 gb 128bit DDR3 @ 891mhz)

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-630-oem/specifications

 

If the card was bought retail, it is not a 192 core model, as that is only OEM. All the retail models are 96 cores @ 810 MHz.

 

Any idea how this performs for light gaming? Also tell your friend to dust his machine, it's filthy in there!

 

He's running linus currently (being a programmer) be he gets windows tomorrow I believe so I'll get him to do a benchmark

 

I would hazard a guess at it performing very similarly to a GT430

 

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-440-channel/specifications


^^ rebrand of a GT440

 

ATI is a better option in this price range. I never use ATI but in this price range they wins.

 

430, 440 all the same thing lol I can't see that much difference really.

 

clock speed between 430>440 is the only difference (and ddr5 ram if you get a gt440 with it) ; gt 430 has 700 core , gt 440 has 810 core (and option of ddr5)

 

It's tiny, but the performance is pathetic as well, so what's the big deal? Also as far as the card isn't much longer than the mobo is wide, I don't really care... In custom cases that does matter, but in the generic store-bought ones? Naah.

 

Yeah, the new Nvidia low end stuff is absolute garbage. 640 is miles off of a 450. What happened to it competing with a 460?

And £80...

eighty quid...

 

Sub £100 cards have always been poor value compared to £100-150 cards, and with this being a rebrand of an old, low end chip its hardly surprising they fit it into a tiny board.

Also, i cant tell from the photo if its a true single slot card, does the heatsink interfer with installing another card in the next slot?

 

these low end cards are suppost to be small arnt they you should see my 8400GS LP very tiny