GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs GT 640 Rev. 2

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805A 810A GT 630 Rev. 2 GT 630 Rev. 2 PCIe x8 GT 635 OEM GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM Rebrand GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 710 GT 730A GT 740A GK208
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1060 3 GB 1060 3 GB GP104 1060 5 GB 1060 6 GB 1060 6 GB 9Gbps 1060 6 GB GDDR5X 1060 6 GB GP104 1060 6 GB Rev. 2 1060 8 GB GDDR5X GP106 P106-090 P106-100

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

GTX 1060 5 GB outperforms GT 640 Rev. 2 by a whopping 562% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 640 Rev. 2
GTX 1060 5 GB GTX 1060 5 GB

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking722234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency5.3214.37
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK208GP106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2013 (11 years ago)26 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data

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 cores3841280
Core clock speed1046 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors915 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate33.47136.7
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs840
TMUs3280

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm250 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB5 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s160.2 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 VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.56.1

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 23.49
Recency 29 May 2013 26 December 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 5 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 120 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has 144.9% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 5 GB, on the other hand, has a 561.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 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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Community ratings

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