Wii GPU vs GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | Hollywood |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 19 November 2006 (17 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $310 |
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 | 144 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 243 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.28 | 0.97 |
| Floating-point performance | 414.7 gflops | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 486 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 3.888 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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 19 November 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand and Wii GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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