GeForce 210 vs GT 640 Rev. 2

GT 640 GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM Rebrand GT 640 Rev. 2
VS
210 210 PCI 256 DDR 256 SDR

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and GeForce 210, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640 Rev. 2
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 49 Watt
3.56
+1048%

GT 640 Rev. 2 outperforms 210 by a whopping 1048% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 640 Rev. 2
GeForce 210 GeForce 210

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7241324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency5.030.69
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK208GT218
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2013 (11 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $29.49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores38416
Core clock speed1046 MHz589 MHz
Number of transistors915 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt30.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate33.474.160
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS0.03936 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs328

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm168 mm
Heightno data2.731" (6.9 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s8.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGADVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5+

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 3.56 0.31
Recency 29 May 2013 12 October 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 30 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has a 1048.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 210, on the other hand, has 63.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.

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

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