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    FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GT 640M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8000 and GeForce GT 640M. 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 W8000 and GeForce GT 640M. 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.
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    GeForce GT 640M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GT 640M 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 here:

    GeForce GT 640M Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W8000 GeForce GT 640M
    Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 32 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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    • FirePro W8000 has 603% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • FirePro W8000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M.
    • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 640M - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 640M - with Kepler.
    • FirePro W8000 and GeForce GT 640M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    low / 720p 35−40 10−12
    medium / 1080p 21−24 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce GT 640M.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W8000 GeForce GT 640M
    Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
    Code name Tahiti N13P-GS
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 14 June 2012 22 March 2012
    Pipelines 1792 384
    Core clock speed 900 MHz
    Boost Clock 645 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million 1,270 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 100.8
    Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 480.0 gflops
    Length 279 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128bit
    Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 176 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 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 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) 391 Mh/s 18 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    Form factor full height / full length
    StereoOutput3D +
    DisplayPort count 4
    Dual-link DVI support +
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