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    GeForce GT 640 vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640 and GeForce GTX 970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 640 stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 GTX 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 640 GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GT 640 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640.
    • GeForce GT 640 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 640 is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 22 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.
    • GeForce GT 640 and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 718 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GT 640.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 640 GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Kepler Maxwell
    Code name GK107 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 5 June 2012 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 902 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.86 83.04
    Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA 3.0 +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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