GeForce GT 640 OEM vs FirePro 2270
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro 2270 with GeForce GT 640 OEM, including specs and performance data.
640 OEM outperforms 2270 by a whopping 353% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1380 | 1023 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.75 | 2.38 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Cedar | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (14 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 80 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 25.50 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.096 TFLOPS | 0.6121 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 8 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 256 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 28.51 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DMS-59 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 1.54 |
| Recency | 31 January 2011 | 24 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
FirePro 2270 has 233% lower power consumption.
GT 640 OEM, on the other hand, has a 353% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GT 640 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro 2270 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro 2270 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 640 OEM is a desktop one.
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