FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GT 640

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and GeForce GT 640. 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 W5000 and GeForce GT 640. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GT 640
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5000 has 15% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GT 640 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 640 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 640 is 77 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GT 640 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5000 is 38 mm longer, than GeForce GT 640.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1418 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 2−3
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than GeForce GT 640.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GT 640
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Pitcairn GK107
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 5 June 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 902 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 28.86
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 692.7 gflops
Length 183 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 28.51 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 24 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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