GeForce GT 640 OEM vs 820A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 820A with GeForce GT 640 OEM, including specs and performance data.
GT 640 OEM outperforms 820A by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 995 | 933 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.69 | 2.37 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF117 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (12 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 775 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.40 | 25.50 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2976 TFLOPS | 0.6121 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
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 | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 891 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 28.51 GB/s |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 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 | 1.44 | 1.70 |
| Recency | 17 March 2014 | 24 April 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
GeForce 820A has an age advantage of 1 year, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
GT 640 OEM, on the other hand, has a 18.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GT 640 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 820A in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 820A is a notebook card while GeForce GT 640 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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