HD Graphics 4000 vs GT 640 [2-Benchmark Showdown] (2025)

Table of Contents
Aggregate performance score Contents Primary details Cost-effectiveness evaluation Performance to price scatter graph Detailed specifications Form factor & compatibility VRAM capacity and type Connectivity and outputs Supported technologies API and SDK compatibility Synthetic benchmark performance Combined synthetic benchmark score Gaming performance Average FPS across all PC games Cost per frame, $ FPS performance in popular games Pros & cons summary Vote for your favorite Other comparisons Community ratings Comments

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 with HD Graphics 4000, including specs and performance data.

GT 640

2012

2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt

2.94

+158%

HD Graphics 4000

2012

1.14

GTX 1650

GTX 1060 6 GB

RTX 3060

RTX 4060

RTX 4070 SUPER

RTX 4080 SUPER

RTX 5090 D

Arc A580

RX 5700

RX 7600 XT

RX 7800 XT

RX 7900 XTX

GT 640 outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

  1. Primary details
  2. Cost-effectiveness evaluation
  3. Detailed specifications
  5. VRAM capacity and type
  6. Connectivity and outputs
  7. Supported technologies
  8. API and SDK compatibility
  9. Synthetic benchmarks
  10. In-game performance breakdown
  12. Vote for your favorite
  13. Other comparisons
  14. Community ratings
  15. Comments

GT 640

HD Graphics 4000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8131106
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.20no data
Power efficiency3.191.79
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGK107Ivy Bridge GT2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 June 2012 (12 years ago)14 May 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores384128
Core clock speed902 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate28.8616.00
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPS0.256 TFLOPS
ROPs162
TMUs3216

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed891 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA3.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GT 6402.94

+158%

HD Graphics 40001.14

    Passmark

    This isthe most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

    GT 6401169

    +157%

    HD Graphics 4000454

    3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

    Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

    GT 6401560

    +225%

    HD Graphics 4000480

    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:

    900p30−35

    +150%

    		12

    −150%

    Full HD27−30

    +145%

    		11

    −145%

    Cost per frame, $

    1080p3.67no data

    FPS performance in popular games

      Full HD
      Low Preset

      Baldur's Gate 35−6

      +0%

      		5−6

      +0%

      Cyberpunk 20772−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      Full HD
      Medium Preset

      Baldur's Gate 35−6

      +0%

      		5−6

      +0%

      Battlefield 50−10−1
      Cyberpunk 20772−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      Far Cry 51−2

      +0%

      		1−2

      +0%

      Fortnite2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      Forza Horizon 46−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      Forza Horizon 50−10−1
      PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS9−10

      +0%

      		9−10

      +0%

      Valorant30−35

      +0%

      		30−35

      +0%

      Full HD
      High Preset

      Baldur's Gate 35−6

      +0%

      		5−6

      +0%

      Battlefield 50−10−1
      Counter-Strike: Global Offensive21

      +0%

      		21

      +0%

      Cyberpunk 20772−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      Dota 217

      +0%

      		17

      +0%

      Far Cry 51−2

      +0%

      		1−2

      +0%

      Fortnite2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      Forza Horizon 46−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      Forza Horizon 50−10−1
      Metro Exodus2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS9−10

      +0%

      		9−10

      +0%

      The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt6−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      Valorant30−35

      +0%

      		30−35

      +0%

      Full HD
      Ultra Preset

      Baldur's Gate 35−6

      +0%

      		5−6

      +0%

      Battlefield 50−10−1
      Cyberpunk 20772−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      Dota 214−16

      +0%

      		14−16

      +0%

      Far Cry 51−2

      +0%

      		1−2

      +0%

      Forza Horizon 46−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS9−10

      +0%

      		9−10

      +0%

      The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt6−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      Valorant30−35

      +0%

      		30−35

      +0%

      Full HD
      Epic Preset

      Fortnite2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      1440p
      High Preset

      Counter-Strike: Global Offensive6−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS6−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      Valorant3−4

      +0%

      		3−4

      +0%

      1440p
      Ultra Preset

      Cyberpunk 20771−2

      +0%

      		1−2

      +0%

      Far Cry 50−10−1
      Forza Horizon 43−4

      +0%

      		3−4

      +0%

      The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt1−2

      +0%

      		1−2

      +0%

      1440p
      Epic Preset

      Fortnite2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      4K
      High Preset

      Grand Theft Auto V16−18

      +0%

      		16−18

      +0%

      Valorant6−7

      +0%

      		6−7

      +0%

      4K
      Ultra Preset

      Cyberpunk 20770−10−1
      Dota 20−10−1
      PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      4K
      Epic Preset

      Fortnite2−3

      +0%

      		2−3

      +0%

      This is how GT 640 and HD Graphics 4000 compete in popular games:

      • GT 640 is 150% faster in 900p
      • GT 640 is 145% faster in 1080p

      All in all, in popular games:

      • there's a draw in 40 tests (100%)

      Pros & cons summary

      Performance score2.941.14
      Chip lithography28 nm22 nm

      GT 640 has a 157.9% higher aggregate performance score.

      HD Graphics 4000, on the other hand, has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

      The GeForce GT 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.

      Be aware that GeForce GT 640 is a desktop card while HD Graphics 4000 is a notebook one.

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