FirePro R5000 vs GeForce GT 640M LE

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 640M LE. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 640M LE. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GT 640M LE is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 640M LE is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 640M LE here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce GT 640M LE
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro R5000 has 1650% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GT 640M LE uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 640M LE have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 640M LE - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 640M LE - with Fermi / Kepler.
  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 640M LE are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 1400 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 1−2
medium / 1080p 16−18 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce GT 640M LE
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi / Kepler
Code name Pitcairn N13P-LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 22 March 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 384.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores Up to 384
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 14 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
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