Radeon HD 8210 vs GeForce GT 640 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 640 OEM with Radeon HD 8210, including specs and performance data.
640 OEM outperforms HD 8210 by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1011 | 1311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.37 | 4.43 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Kalindi |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 31 January 2014 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 1,178 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 8 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.50 | 2.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6121 TFLOPS | 0.0768 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 891 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 16−18
+220%
| 5
−220%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how GT 640 OEM and HD 8210 compete in popular games:
- GT 640 OEM is 220% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 31 January 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 8 Watt |
GT 640 OEM has a 235% higher aggregate performance score.
HD 8210, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 525% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GT 640 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8210 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 640 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8210 is a notebook one.
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