GeForce GT 610 vs GT 640 Rev. 2

GT 610 PCI GT 620 GT 625 OEM GT 630 GT 630 OEM GT 635 OEM GT 640 GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM Rebrand GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 645 OEM
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GT 610 GT 610 PCI GT 620 GT 625 OEM GT 630 GT 630 OEM GT 630 Rev. 2 GT 635 OEM GT 640 GT 640 OEM GT 710 GT 730

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and GeForce GT 610, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640 Rev. 2
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 49 Watt
3.55
+338%

GT 640 Rev. 2 outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 640 Rev. 2
GT 610 GT 610

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7201139
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.190.01
Power efficiency5.051.95
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK208GF119
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 640 Rev. 2 has 1800% better value for money than GT 610.

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 cores38448
Core clock speed1046 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors915 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rate33.476.480
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS0.1555 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 Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1024 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s14.4 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 VGADual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.2
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 3.55 0.81
Recency 29 May 2013 2 April 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 29 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has a 338.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GT 610, on the other hand, has 69% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 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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