Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF116no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores14438
Core clock speed720 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate17.28no data
Floating-point processing power0.4147 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs24no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount1536 MBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 April 2012 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 53 Watt

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 41.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand
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