ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

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GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 640 Rev. 2
ATI Mobility HD 3430 Mobility HD 3430

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency5.17no data
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK208M82
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 May 2013 (12 years ago)25 July 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores38440
Core clock speed1046 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors915 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate33.471.800
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS0.036 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs324
L1 Cache32 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KB64 KB

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 x8MXM-II
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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5-

Pros & cons summary

Recency 29 May 2013 25 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 12 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 3430, on the other hand, has 308% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and Mobility Radeon HD 3430. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3430 is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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