GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 3850 AGP with GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
ATI HD 3850 AGP outperforms GT 640M Mac Edition by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1078 | 1094 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.04 | 2.27 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 January 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 February 2013 (11 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 | 320 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 668 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.69 | 23.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4275 TFLOPS | 0.5722 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 828 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 52.99 GB/s | 40 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 1.04 |
| Recency | 3 January 2008 | 3 February 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 32 Watt |
ATI HD 3850 AGP has a 7.7% higher aggregate performance score.
GT 640M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 134.4% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 3850 AGP and GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 AGP is a desktop card while GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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