NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 vs ATI Radeon HD 5670

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Combined performance score

ATI HD 5670
2.07

GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 outperforms Radeon HD 5670 by 70% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking826682
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.100.18
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameRedwoodGK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 January 2010 (14 years old)29 May 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 $89
Current price$132 (1.1x MSRP)$230 (2.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 640 Rev. 2 has 80% better value for money than ATI HD 5670.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores400384
Core clock speed775 MHz1046 MHz
Number of transistors627 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt49 Watt
Texture fill rate15.5033.47
Floating-point performance620.0 gflops803.3 gflops

Size and 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 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length168 mm145 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz5008 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s40.06 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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, 1x VGA
HDMI++

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p26
−53.8%
40−45
+53.8%
Full HD32
−56.3%
50−55
+56.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

This is how ATI HD 5670 and GT 640 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 640 Rev. 2 is 53.8% faster than ATI HD 5670

1080p resolution:

  • GT 640 Rev. 2 is 56.3% faster than ATI HD 5670

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.07 3.51
Recency 14 January 2010 29 May 2013
Cost $119 $89
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 49 Watt

The GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5670 in performance tests.


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