Cedar vs GeForce GT 635M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 635M with Cedar, including specs and performance data.

GT 635M
2012
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.45
+83.5%

GT 635M outperforms Cedar by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9971153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF116Cedar
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)no data

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 cores14480
CUDA coresUp to 144no data
Core clock speedUp to 675 MHzno data
Boost clock speed753 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,170 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate16.20no data
Floating-point processing power0.3888 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs248

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus widthUp to 192bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthUp to 43.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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 HD26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how GT 635M and Cedar compete in popular games:

  • GT 635M is 86% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 0.79

GT 635M has a 83.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GT 635M is our recommended choice as it beats the Cedar in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 635M is a notebook card while Cedar is a desktop one.


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