GeForce RTX 4070 vs GT 640 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 4070 outperforms 640 Rev. 2 by a whopping 1855% 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 | 801 | 32 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 77 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.19 | 62.73 |
| Power efficiency | 5.21 | 24.95 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK208 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 May 2013 (13 years ago) | 12 April 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $89 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 4070 has 32916% better value for money than GT 640 Rev. 2.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 384 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 1046 MHz | 1920 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.47 | 455.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8033 TFLOPS | 29.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 36 MB |
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 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 240 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1252 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.06 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 HD | 10−12
−1880%
| 198
+1880%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−1980%
| 104
+1980%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−2000%
| 63
+2000%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 8.90
−194%
| 3.03
+194%
|
| 1440p | 17.80
−209%
| 5.76
+209%
|
| 4K | 29.67
−212%
| 9.51
+212%
|
- RTX 4070 has 194% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX 4070 has 209% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX 4070 has 212% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 216
+0%
|
216
+0%
|
| Palworld | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 240
+0%
|
240
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 249
+0%
|
249
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Palworld | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 143
+0%
|
143
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 234
+0%
|
234
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 170
+0%
|
170
+0%
|
| Palworld | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 351
+0%
|
351
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 218
+0%
|
218
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 171
+0%
|
171
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Palworld | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+0%
|
500−550
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 137
+0%
|
137
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 173
+0%
|
173
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Palworld | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| Palworld | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Palworld | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
This is how GT 640 Rev. 2 and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:
- RTX 4070 is 1880% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4070 is 1980% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4070 is 2000% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.30 | 64.50 |
| Recency | 29 May 2013 | 12 April 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 49 Watt | 200 Watt |
GT 640 Rev. 2 has 308% lower power consumption.
RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 1855% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 in performance tests.
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