Radeon Pro WX 8200 vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 with Radeon Pro WX 8200, including specs and performance data.


GT 640 Rev. 2
2013, $89
1 GB GDDR5, 49 Watt
3.29

Pro 8200 outperforms 640 Rev. 2 by a whopping 815% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.197.65
Power efficiency5.1710.08
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK208Vega 10
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 May 2013 (12 years ago)13 August 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Pro WX 8200 has 3926% better value for money than GT 640 Rev. 2.

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 cores3843584
Core clock speed1046 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors915 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate33.47336.0
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS10.75 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs32224
L1 Cache32 KB896 KB
L2 Cache128 KB4 MB

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 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s512.0 GB/s

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 VGA4x mini-DisplayPort
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.125
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 3.29 30.11
Recency 29 May 2013 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 230 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has 369% lower power consumption.

Pro WX 8200, on the other hand, has a 815% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro WX 8200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro WX 8200 is a workstation one.

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