GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs GT 625 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 625 OEM and GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GT 625 OEM outperforms GT 640M Mac Edition by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1078 | 1099 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 February 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
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 | 48 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 874 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.992 | 23.84 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.1678 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 5000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 13.2 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics 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 | 1.14 | 1.04 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 32 Watt |
GT 625 OEM has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 10.3% lower power consumption.
GT 640M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 625 OEM and GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition.
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