NVS 510 vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

GT 610 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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NVS 300 NVS 310 NVS 315 NVS 510 NVS 810

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 with NVS 510, including specs and performance data.

GT 640 Rev. 2
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 49 Watt
3.55
+98.3%

GT 640 Rev. 2 outperforms NVS 510 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 640 Rev. 2
NVS 510 NVS 510

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking723921
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.190.10
Power efficiency5.053.56
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK208GK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 May 2013 (11 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 640 Rev. 2 has 90% better value for money than NVS 510.

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 cores384192
Core clock speed1046 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors915 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate33.4712.75
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS0.306 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs3216

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 2.0 x16
Length145 mm160 mm
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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s28.51 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 VGA4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-

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
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.53.0

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 1.79
Recency 29 May 2013 23 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 35 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has a 98.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

NVS 510, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 40% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 510 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while NVS 510 is a workstation one.

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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