ATI Radeon 9800 PRO vs GeForce GT 640

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 and Radeon 9800 PRO, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
3.06
+1940%

GT 640 outperforms ATI 9800 PRO by a whopping 1940% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7691417
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.20no data
Power efficiency3.230.22
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameGK107R350
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 640 and ATI 9800 PRO have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores384no data
Core clock speed902 MHz380 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate28.863.040
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs328

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 3.0 x16AGP 8x
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz340 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s21.76 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 640 3.06
+1940%
ATI 9800 PRO 0.15

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 640 1178
+1897%
ATI 9800 PRO 59

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 3.06 0.15
Recency 5 June 2012 1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 47 Watt

GT 640 has a 1940% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9800 PRO, on the other hand, has 38.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 PRO in performance tests.


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