NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE vs AMD Radeon HD 8570D

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Combined performance score

HD 8570D
1.14

GeForce GT 640M LE outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 57% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1033877
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.060.11
ArchitectureTerascale 3 (2010−2013)Fermi / Kepler (2012)
GPU code nameRichlandN13P-LP
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 September 2012 (11 years old)22 March 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$849.99
Current price$79 $310 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 640M LE has 83% better value for money than HD 8570D.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256384
CUDA coresno dataUp to 384
Core clock speed844 MHzUp to 500 MHz
Boost clock speed868 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate13.89Up to 16.0 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data384.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8570D and GeForce GT 640M LE compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

Memory

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3\DDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno dataUp to 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno dataUp to 2048x1536

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Rayno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 API
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8570D 1.14
GT 640M LE 1.79
+57%

GeForce GT 640M LE outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 57% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 8570D 441
GT 640M LE 692
+56.9%

GeForce GT 640M LE outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 57% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8570D 5288
GT 640M LE 5788
+9.5%

GeForce GT 640M LE outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 8570D 1181
GT 640M LE 1259
+6.6%

GeForce GT 640M LE outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 7% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p12−14
−58.3%
19
+58.3%
Full HD13
−61.5%
21
+61.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 3−4
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 3−4
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 3−4
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD 8570D and GT 640M LE compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 640M LE is 58.3% faster than HD 8570D

1080p resolution:

  • GT 640M LE is 61.5% faster than HD 8570D

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 640M LE is 200% faster than the HD 8570D.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 640M LE is ahead in 21 test (72%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (28%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.14 1.79
Recency 26 September 2012 22 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 2 GB
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 20 Watt

The GeForce GT 640M LE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8570D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8570D is a desktop card while GeForce GT 640M LE is a notebook one.


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

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