Radeon RX 560X vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 560X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

560X outperforms 640 Rev. 2 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793557
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency5.178.38
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK208Polaris 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2013 (12 years ago)11 April 2018 (7 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 cores3841024
Core clock speed1046 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1275 MHz
Number of transistors915 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate33.4781.60
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs3264
L1 Cache32 KB256 KB
L2 Cache128 KB1024 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 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mm170 mm
Width1-slot2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s112.0 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 VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 8.16
Recency 29 May 2013 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 75 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has 53% lower power consumption.

RX 560X, on the other hand, has a 148% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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