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Gainward GeForce GTX 1630 Ghost Review - Challenging the AMD RX 6400

Name: Gainward GeForce GTX 1630 Ghost
Brand: Gainward
Price: 150 USD

W1zzard

on Jun 28th, 2022,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: Gainward

Value & Conclusion »

Overclocking

GPU-Z Screenshot for Overclocked Graphics Card

Memory overclocking was held back as the card would crash immediately when I set anything above 1675 MHz. At 1675 MHz, the card will run stable all day. Such a "wall" is usually an indicator that something is wrong with the memory settings in the VBIOS. It's possible that Gainward or NVIDIA didn't account for the fact that these chips are Hynix and not Micron—they require slightly different timings, especially at higher clocks.

Maximum Overclock Comparison
	Avg. GPU Clock	Max. Memory Clock	Performance
Gainward GeForce GTX 1630 Ghost	2109 MHz	1675 MHz	28.0 FPS
ASUS GTX 1650 STRIX*	2029 MHz	2380 MHz	54.2 FPS
EVGA GTX 1650 SC Ultra Black*	2094 MHz	2430 MHz	55.1 FPS
Gigabyte GTX 1650 OC GDDR6*	1877 MHz	1885 MHz	56.1 FPS
MSI GTX 1650 Gaming X*	2117 MHz	2460 MHz	55.5 FPS
Palit GTX 1650 KalmX*	1947 MHz	2330 MHz	51.1 FPS
Palit GTX 1650 StormX*	1988 MHz	2415 MHz	53.1 FPS

* These results were tested in 2020, on a Core i9-9900K. The numbers should be close enough though and I feel they're adding more context here.

Testing notes & interpretation

Overclocked Performance

Using these clock frequencies, we ran a quick test of Unigine Heaven to evaluate the gains from overclocking.

Actual 3D performance gained from overclocking is 11.8%.

Power Limits

All NVIDIA graphics cards have a power limit defined in the BIOS, which limits power draw by adjusting Boost frequencies accordingly. A second limit exists that defines the maximum TDP adjustment limit for user overclocking; i.e., how far the power slider will go. In the second chart, the (+xx%) value lists the percentage increase from the tested card's default power limit to the highest available manual setting—the slider's adjustment range.