GeForce GT 640 OEM vs HD Graphics 5600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5600 with GeForce GT 640 OEM, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 5600
2014
15 Watt
4.47
+188%

HD Graphics 5600 outperforms 640 OEM by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7021004
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.892.38
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2GK107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 September 2014 (11 years ago)24 April 2012 (13 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 cores192384
Core clock speed300 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate25.2025.50
Floating-point processing power0.4032 TFLOPS0.6121 TFLOPS
ROPs316
TMUs2432
L1 Cacheno data32 KB
L2 Cacheno data256 KB

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared891 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.51 GB/s
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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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 and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL3.01.2
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 HD12
+200%
4−5
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Escape from Tarkov 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Fortnite 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Valorant 55−60
+222%
18−20
−222%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+193%
27−30
−193%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Dota 2 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Escape from Tarkov 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Fortnite 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Valorant 55−60
+222%
18−20
−222%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Dota 2 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Escape from Tarkov 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+200%
7−8
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
Valorant 55−60
+222%
18−20
−222%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+240%
10−11
−240%
Valorant 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Escape from Tarkov 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Valorant 21−24
+229%
7−8
−229%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Escape from Tarkov 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how HD Graphics 5600 and GT 640 OEM compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 5600 is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.47 1.55
Recency 5 September 2014 24 April 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

HD Graphics 5600 has a 188.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5600 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GT 640 OEM is a desktop one.

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