RV515 vs GeForce GT 640M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking806not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.23no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ultra-Threaded SE
GPU code nameN13P-GSRV515
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)no data
Current price$310 $11.95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384no data
CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speedUp to 625 MHzno data
Boost clock speed645 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,270 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Wattno data
Texture fill rateUp to 20.0 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance480.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 640M and RV515 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

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 typeDDR3\GDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128bitno data
Memory clock speed1800 - 4000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidthUp to 64.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640M and RV515. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640M is a notebook card while RV515 is a desktop one.


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