Intel HD Graphics 4600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 4600

• Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm
• Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 314 vs 172
• Around 37% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 3211 vs 2344
• Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.844 vs 6.495
• Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.115 vs 0.649

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE

• 19.2x more pipelines: 384 vs 20
• 7.7x better floating-point performance: 384.0 gflops vs 50 gflops
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
• Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 707 vs 629
• Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 251.012 vs 171.17
• Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.333 vs 10.385
• Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 13.954 vs 12.361
• Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1583 vs 988
• Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2289 vs 1702
• Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3127 vs 2808
• Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1583 vs 988
• Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2289 vs 1702
• Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3127 vs 2808

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	629 707
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	314 172
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	3211 2344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	8.844 6.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	171.17 251.012
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1.115 0.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	10.385 13.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	12.361 13.954
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	988 1583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1702 2289
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2808 3127
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	988 1583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1702 2289
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2808 3127

Compare specifications (specs)