GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs 9600 GT

Place in performance ranking	1040	1098
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	G94	GK107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 February 2008 (16 years ago)	3 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	64	384
CUDA cores	64	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	745 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	32 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	20.80	23.84
Floating-point performance	0.208 gflops	0.5722 gflops

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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	40 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	HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	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	1.26	1.05
Recency	21 February 2008	3 February 2013
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	96 Watt	32 Watt

9600 GT has a 20% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 640M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9600 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.