DonCaliban Feb 28, 2017 @ 7:13pm
Geforce GT 630m version in desktop
Hi! I have a GT 630m in my laptop. The system requirements in games are shown to desktop version I think, but I don't know how to know the "desktop version" of my 630m (it's an old one but I would like to know) :)

Thanks!!

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Arya Feb 28, 2017 @ 7:32pm 
Your GTX630M is pretty-much the least powerful graphics card in the world, which is why it's the minimum requirement for a lot of games. The desktop equivalent would be not having a graphics card at all - my CPU alone probably has more graphical punch than your 630M.

I don't mean that to sound rude, but it's a painfully underpowered card and about equivalent to a desktop CPU.
Bad 💀 Motha Feb 28, 2017 @ 7:40pm 
Which game(s)? This is the better question really...
As well as what is the Laptop's full hardware specs; CPU, RAM, OS, etc...

Yes PC Games generally use Desktop specs for reference, cause they ultimately can't be bothered to test and/or support Laptop specs. Laptops have pretty much always been a "At your own understanding and risk" kind of a thing when it comes to Games.



For reference, a newer GTX 960M is about on par with GTX 750 Ti; in some areas, a GTX 760. This is basically the bottom line, low-end area for what kind of a GPU is needed today, even for lesser demanding Games to run well at 1080p; such as HL2, CSGO, DOTA2. And even still, a 960M would not cut it for those more demanding games; you'd really have to lower the visuals across the board to have more demanding games (like GTAV) run well on a Laptop.

^ With this you should get a sense of where a GTX 960M stacks up...
And here's how it stacks up to a GT 630M based on performance comparisons.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960M-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-630M/m27242vsm7814
Again it is harder to directly compare Laptop GPUs because there is only a small # of CPUs that would have ever been paired with Laptops that included such a GPU, so that is a factor as well.

630M is too low end to really be factored against much of anything on the Desktop class of GPUs any longer. Its way too far behind, even for most games to run at 30 FPS @ 768p

Bottom line, your GPU model was already low-end when it was brand new.
At the time that was new, for any decent performance it would have made more sense to go with something around GTX 660M or better.
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DonCaliban Feb 28, 2017 @ 8:24pm 
My laptop specs are:

Asus N46
Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bits
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
Memory: 8,00 GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 630M 2GB

My laptop is from 2012 more or less, and I bought it for work, not for gaming. But since 2015 I bought some games that runs pretty well in medium-low settings (far cry 3, battlefield 4, Grid Autosport, Sleeping Dogs, Tomb Raider 2013, all Batman Arkham, Assassins Creed, among many others. Even Mortal Kombat X worked well before the massive update). It is not frustrating to play in my laptop, but it could be better of course.

I really never thought my GPU was that bad, because I have enjoyed so many games, even in low settings :(
Arya Feb 28, 2017 @ 8:26pm 
Originally posted by DonCaliban:
I really never thought my GPU was that bad, because I have enjoyed so many games, even in low settings :(

You'd be amazed how much better they'd run on a more powerful system
DonCaliban Feb 28, 2017 @ 8:40pm 
Originally posted by 狼 Wolfey ☯:
Originally posted by DonCaliban:
I really never thought my GPU was that bad, because I have enjoyed so many games, even in low settings :(

You'd be amazed how much better they'd run on a more powerful system

I want a desktop computer because I know it is better to play 60fps in high settings, this is why I wanted to compare my laptop GPU with desktop GPU (reading minimun requirements in games in Steam), but now I give up. I will not install new games until I have my desktop (in a couple of years I guess :steamsad: :steamfacepalm:)
Arya Feb 28, 2017 @ 8:45pm 
You don't need to spend a fortune to play games maxed out, excluding the cost of the monitor I'd say you're looking at between $700 and $800 USD total spend. All you really need is a Pentium GA4560 CPU, a GTX1050Ti and generic brand everything else.
DonCaliban Mar 1, 2017 @ 10:46am 
A while ago I saw a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor and Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card for more or less $450 $500. It could be a good idea or that specs is near to be outdated with most recent games?
Bad 💀 Motha Mar 1, 2017 @ 1:11pm 
Originally posted by DonCaliban:
A while ago I saw a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor and Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card for more or less $450 $500. It could be a good idea or that specs is near to be outdated with most recent games?

Hmm yea, those are both dead ends already.
Best bet is going the LGA-1151 route w/ B250 or Z270 Motherboard and DDR4; since that is all current tech and will allow further upgrading still (such as to the i5/i7 that those Chipset supports; allowing you further upgrade path still); those 7th Gen KabyLake Pentium or i3 would still blow away most if not all older AMD FM2+/AM3+ CPU options when comparing performance. So it is either this route, or wait for more of the newer AMD Socket AM4 (RyZen) CPUs and Motherboards to hit the market (high end R7 CPUs March 2nd; more affordable ones later in April and beyond to come yet); everything new is using DDR4 RAM though; so it won't make alot of sense to go to a brand new build and have it be on older stuff; especially those older AMD choices; and also locking yourself into DDR3; bad idea. As basically going any FM2+ or AM3+ route, even if you get the best APU/CPU available on those sockets, it will already be borderline for being enough for more demanding games; so such an upgrade wouldn't last as long when you look at from a bang-for-buck perspective; and it will offer you nothing further available in the way of upgrades, such as CPU for example. You'd basically be maxing it out right away; and yet still barely holding on when it comes down to raw computing performance.


If you are going the NVIDIA GPU route and have the ability to wait it out a bit too (especially if you are waiting for the cheaper RyZen stuff; like the R5 6-Core or 4-Core variants anyways); NVIDIA just announced GTX 1060 Ti and GTX 1080 Ti; this new 1060 Ti should have much higher bandwidth VRAM, as well as SLI support (which is lacking with the current 1060 and lower model variants); and also that price-cuts are coming to GPUs across the board; GPUs such as 1080 8GB slashed down to around $499 USD and 1070 8GB slashed to around $349 USD; all done so that the pricing of GTX 1080 Ti 11GB makes more sense with where it fits into both the overall market and the pricing brackets.
Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Mar 1, 2017 @ 1:16pm
Nevergiveup Mar 1, 2017 @ 2:58pm 
Hey i got the same laptop lol asus n76. its still working good for the most games -2014
SoldierScar Mar 1, 2017 @ 7:57pm 
It has similar performance to gt430 or ati hd 2900 xt, any gtx graphics card even the old gtx 9800 is better.
Last edited by SoldierScar; Mar 1, 2017 @ 7:59pm
DonCaliban Mar 2, 2017 @ 7:02am 
Thank you guys for your replies and advices! you are the best! definetly I need a desktop PC!
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