UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) vs GeForce GT 640 OEM

Place in the ranking	938	756
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.34	8.69
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	GK107	Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	24 April 2012 (12 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 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	32
Core clock speed	797 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.50	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.6121 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	32	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	no data
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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	891 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	28.51 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
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	7−8 −85.7%	13 +85.7%
4K	4−5 −125%	9 +125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Elden Ring	6 +0%	6 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	3 +0%	3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +0%	12 +0%
Metro Exodus	8 +0%	8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
Elden Ring	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	13 +0%	13 +0%
Fortnite	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +0%	11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	7 +0%	7 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	32 +0%	32 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	30 +0%	30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Far Cry 5	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	13 +0%	13 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Elden Ring	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
World of Tanks	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Fortnite	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how GT 640 OEM and UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is 86% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is 125% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.70	3.15
Recency	24 April 2012	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	12 Watt

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) has a 85.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 OEM is a desktop card while UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.