GeForce 6200 LE PCI vs GT 640M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 903 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | NV43 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (13 years ago) | 11 October 2004 (21 years ago) |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | Up to 625 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 645 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 146 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 1.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3\GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 64.0 GB/s | 4.256 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 11 October 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 110 nm |
GT 640M has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640M and GeForce 6200 LE PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 640M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 6200 LE PCI is a desktop one.
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