GeForce GT 640 vs Quadro P2000 Max-Q

Place in performance ranking	352	731
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.34	0.20
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP107GL	GK107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	5 July 2017 (6 years ago)	5 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$99
Current price	$426	$157 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

P2000 Max-Q has 4070% better value for money than GT 640.

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 cores	768	384
Core clock speed	1215 MHz	902 MHz
Boost clock speed	1468 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	28.86
Floating-point performance	no data	692.7 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro P2000 Max-Q and GeForce GT 640 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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	145 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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	28.51 GB/s
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 Connectors	no data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

P2000 Max-Q 13.81
+354%

GT 640 3.04

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GT 640 by 354% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

P2000 Max-Q 5332
+354%

GT 640 1175

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GT 640 by 354% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

P2000 Max-Q 6742
+332%

GT 640 1560

Quadro P2000 Max-Q outperforms GeForce GT 640 by 332% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD	52 +420%	10−12 −420%
4K	21 +425%	4−5 −425%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+425%

4−5
−425%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +357%	7−8 −357%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +371%	14−16 −371%
Hitman 3	24−27 +420%	5−6 −420%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +367%	12−14 −367%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +388%	8−9 −388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +378%	9−10 −378%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +357%	7−8 −357%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +371%	14−16 −371%
Hitman 3	24−27 +420%	5−6 −420%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +367%	12−14 −367%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +388%	8−9 −388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +378%	9−10 −378%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +357%	7−8 −357%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +371%	14−16 −371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +367%	12−14 −367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +378%	9−10 −378%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 +400%	5−6 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +360%	10−11 −360%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+388%

8−9
−388%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +420%	5−6 −420%
Hitman 3	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+360%

5−6
−360%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +500%	2−3 −500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%