GeForce 8800 GTS 640 vs GT 620M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1143 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | G80 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 August 2012 (13 years ago) | 8 November 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
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 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | Up to 625 MHz | 513 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 715 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 143 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 24.62 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2534 TFLOPS | 0.2281 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 20 |
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 80 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 640 MB |
| Memory bus width | Up to 128bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 792 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 28.8 GB/s | 63.36 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 August 2012 | 8 November 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 640 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 143 Watt |
GT 620M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 853.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 620M and GeForce 8800 GTS 640. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 620M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8800 GTS 640 is a desktop one.
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