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NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M

The NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M is a fast middle class graphics card for laptops and is essentially a renamed GeForce GT 555M. It is based on the GF108 or GF116 cores with different shader counts, clock speeds and memory configurations. It stems from the Fermi generation and supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0.

Versions (of the GT 555M):

  1. 144 cores 709MHz, 128Bit GDDR5, e.g. MSI GX780
  2. 144 cores 590MHz, 192Bit DDR3, e.g. Dell XPS 17Alienware M14x
  3. 144 cores 590MHz, 128Bit DDR3, e.g. Schenker XMG A501 / A701 (Clevo W150HRM / W170HN)
  4. 96 cores 753MHz, 128Bit GDDR5, e.g. Lenovo Y570p / Y560p

Architecture

The GF114 and GF116 chips are slightly reworked architectures that were introduced in 2011. Due to a changed transistor design, the clock rates could be higher without increasing overall power consumption. Detailed information on the GF106 can be found on the GeForce GT 555M page and information on the GF104 on the GeForce GT 435M page.

Performance

The performance of the GeForce GT 635M is dependent on the version of the card used (see above). The performance range is similar to the former GT 555M and somewhat below the Kepler based GT 640M. Therefore, most modern games run fluently in medium to high settings in 1366x768. Only very demanding games like Metro 2033 or Battlefield 3 will require lower settings (see our benchmark tests below).

Features

A novelty of the GF104/106/108 chips is the support of Bitstream HD Audio (Blu-Ray) output via HDMI. Like the Radeon HD 5730, the GT 635M can transfer Dolby True HD and DTS-HD bitstream to a HiFi receiver without quality loss.

The GT 635M offers PureVideo HD technology for video decoding. The included Video Processor 4 (VP4) supports feature set C and allows the GPU to fully decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 ASP - e.g., DivX or Xvid), VC-1/WMV9, and H.264 (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation, and Deblocking). This can free up processing time from the CPU, leading to better multitasking performance.

Furthermore, the GPU is able to decode two 1080p streams simultaneously (e.g., for Blu-Ray Picture-in-Picture).

Through CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 2.1 support, the GeForce GT 635M can be of help in general calculations. For example, the stream processor can encode videos considerably quicker than can a modern CPU. Furthermore, physics calculations can be done by the GPU using PhysX if supported, such as in Mafia 2 or Metro 2033.

According to Nvidia, the GT 635M supports 3D Vision. It enables the laptop to output 3D content (3D games, 3D Web Streaming, 3D photos, 3D Blu-Rays) to a 3D-enabled screen or an external 3D TV if supported by the laptop manufacturer and when not in conjunction with Optimus.

The relatively high power consumption of the GeForce GT 635M suits it for larger laptops starting from 14-inches. To save power, the card supports Optimus to automatically switch between the integrated Intel graphics card and the Nvidia GPU. Even though the video card natively supports Optimus, it is up to the manufacturer to implement the technology.

GeForce GT 600M Series

GeForce GT 650M SLI compare 768 @ 0.79 - 0.84 GHz2x 128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce GT 650M compare 384 @ 0.74 - 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 - 4000 MHz
GeForce GT 645M compare 384 @ 0.71 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce GT 640M compare 384 @ 0.63 - 0.65 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 - 4000 MHz
GeForce GT 640M LE compare 384 @ 0.5 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 - 4000 MHz
GeForce GT 635M 144 @ 0.66 - 0.75 GHz128/192 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce GT 630M compare 96 @ 0.67 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce GT 625M compare 96 @ 0.63 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce GT 620M compare 96 @ 0.63 - 0.72 GHz64 / 128 Bit @ 1800 MHz
CodenameN13E-GE2
ArchitectureFermi
Pipelines144 - unified
Core Speed660 - 753 (Boost) MHz
Shader Speed1320-1505 MHz
Memory Speed1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width128/192 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3, GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement06.12.2011

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1100     avg: 1280     median: 1223 (2%)     max: 1534 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 958     avg: 1152     median: 1110 (1%)     max: 1411 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 8067     avg: 8864     median: 8517.5 (11%)     max: 10818 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
42.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
12.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
67.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
58.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
55.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
212.4 263.5 ~ 238 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
141.5 151.9 ~ 147 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
119 130.1 ~ 125 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
69 75.1 ~ 72 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2012

F1 2012

2012
low 1024x768
74 75 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
66 66 ~ 66 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
51 52 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19 19 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
166.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
117.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
81.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
35.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
98.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
65.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
57.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
52.4 55.1 ~ 54 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.1 40.9 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.4 24.4 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
78.5 79.8 81.9 90.6 ~ 83 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.9 31 31.6 36 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20 20 20.7 23.6 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.7 9.7 ~ 10 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
41.2 41.8 45.8 46.6 62 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.9 31.1 32.7 33.5 44 ~ 34 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21.6 22.2 23.8 25.1 31 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.8 12.8 17 ~ 14 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
45.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
101  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
68  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
51  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
high 1366x768
46  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
146.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
83.7  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
60.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
57.7 60.4 ~ 59 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
41 41.1 ~ 41 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
29.4 30.2 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.4 10.5 ~ 10 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
76.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
61.7  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
53.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
34.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
192.9 226.3 ~ 210 fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
48.7 48.8 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
31.6 34.1 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
80  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
53  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
36  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
103.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
39.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
24.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Hitman: Absolution42.526.912.7
Dishonored67.458.755.3
Fifa 1323814712572
F1 201275665219
Counter-Strike: GO166.9117.281.635.9
Diablo III98.965.557.6
Mass Effect 3543924
Anno 207083322110
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim47342514
Battlefield 345.828.920.8
F1 2011101685118
Deus Ex Human Revolution4623
Dirt 3146.583.760.218.28
Crysis 259413010
Mafia 276.361.753.934.6
StarCraft 22104933
Battlefield: Bad Company 280533623
Risen103.439.1124.9416.18
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  External Review » Lenovo G580-59367555

Asus R700VJ-T2138H: Intel Core i7-3630QM, 17.30", 3.1 kg
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  External Review » Asus K55VJ-SX071H

Lenovo IdeaPad Z400-785: Intel Core i7-3632QM, 14.00", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Z400-785

Lenovo IdeaPad Z580-59351751: Intel Core i3-3110M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
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Asus K75VJ-T2113H: Intel Core i3-3110M, 17.30", 3 kg
  External Review » Asus K75VJ-T2113H

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