ATI FirePro V8800 vs GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1163 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.30 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Cypress |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 3 February 2013 (12 years ago) | 7 April 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,499 |
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 cores | 384 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 208 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 23.84 | 66.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5722 TFLOPS | 2.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 80 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 512 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40 GB/s | 147.2 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 Connectors | No outputs | 4x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 February 2013 | 7 April 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 208 Watt |
GT 640M Mac Edition has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.
ATI V8800, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition and FirePro V8800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while FirePro V8800 is a workstation one.
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