GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs RTX 3070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 with GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3070
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
58.06
+5430%

RTX 3070 outperforms GT 640M Mac Edition by a whopping 5430% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking421099
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.04no data
Power efficiency18.202.26
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGA104GK107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)3 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores5888384
Core clock speed1500 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate317.423.84
Floating-point processing power20.31 TFLOPS0.5722 TFLOPS
ROPs968
TMUs18432
Tensor Cores184no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s40 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.21.1.126
CUDA8.53.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD150
+7400%
2−3
−7400%
1440p98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
4K64
+6300%
1−2
−6300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.33no data
1440p5.09no data
4K7.80no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 149
+7350%
2−3
−7350%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+7250%
2−3
−7250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Counter-Strike 2 135
+6650%
2−3
−6650%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+6100%
2−3
−6100%
Forza Horizon 4 311
+6120%
5−6
−6120%
Forza Horizon 5 139
+6850%
2−3
−6850%
Metro Exodus 124
+6100%
2−3
−6100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+5800%
2−3
−5800%
Valorant 246
+6050%
4−5
−6050%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Cyberpunk 2077 109
+10800%
1−2
−10800%
Dota 2 137
+6750%
2−3
−6750%
Far Cry 5 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Fortnite 220−230
+5625%
4−5
−5625%
Forza Horizon 4 256
+6300%
4−5
−6300%
Forza Horizon 5 144
+7100%
2−3
−7100%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+6600%
2−3
−6600%
Metro Exodus 107
+10600%
1−2
−10600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+7067%
3−4
−7067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+5700%
3−4
−5700%
Valorant 159
+7850%
2−3
−7850%
World of Tanks 270−280
+5480%
5−6
−5480%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Counter-Strike 2 105
+10400%
1−2
−10400%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+9000%
1−2
−9000%
Dota 2 125
+6150%
2−3
−6150%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Forza Horizon 4 223
+5475%
4−5
−5475%
Forza Horizon 5 118
+5800%
2−3
−5800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+7067%
3−4
−7067%
Valorant 237
+5825%
4−5
−5825%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Grand Theft Auto V 95
+9400%
1−2
−9400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+5733%
3−4
−5733%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
World of Tanks 350−400
+6250%
6−7
−6250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
Counter-Strike 2 68
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+5700%
1−2
−5700%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+7900%
2−3
−7900%
Forza Horizon 4 166
+5433%
3−4
−5433%
Forza Horizon 5 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Metro Exodus 101
+10000%
1−2
−10000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+5850%
2−3
−5850%
Valorant 208
+6833%
3−4
−6833%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 43 0−1
Dota 2 117
+5750%
2−3
−5750%
Grand Theft Auto V 115
+5650%
2−3
−5650%
Metro Exodus 49 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+6767%
3−4
−6767%
Red Dead Redemption 2 43 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+5750%
2−3
−5750%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+6600%
1−2
−6600%
Cyberpunk 2077 28 0−1
Dota 2 125
+6150%
2−3
−6150%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+10400%
1−2
−10400%
Fortnite 95−100
+9500%
1−2
−9500%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+9700%
1−2
−9700%
Forza Horizon 5 57
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Valorant 116
+5700%
2−3
−5700%

This is how RTX 3070 and GT 640M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 7400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 9700% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 6300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 58.06 1.05
Recency 1 September 2020 3 February 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 32 Watt

RTX 3070 has a 5429.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

GT 640M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 587.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is a notebook one.


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