GeForce GT 640 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640 and Radeon Sky 500, 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 Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

	GeForce GT 640	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DisplayPort
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Radeon Sky 500 has 130% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 640 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 48 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.
GeForce GT 640 and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon Sky 500 is 97 mm longer, than GeForce GT 640.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3018 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 Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p	7−8	55−60
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	20−22	100−110
medium / 1080p	7−8	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Battlefield 5 is 580% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	35−40	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GT 640 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	90−95	220−230
ultra / 1080p	45−50	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 190% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
GeForce GT 640 and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Dota 2 is 125% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p	3−4	45−50
ultra / 1080p	3−4	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	4−5	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Far Cry 5 is 840% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p	10−12	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	2−3	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Fortnite is 411% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p	6−7	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	30−35
4K / 2160p	2−3	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Forza Horizon 4 is 544% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	7−8	70−75
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 336% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Metro Exodus is 720% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p	80−85	130−140
ultra / 1080p	70−75	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Minecraft is 64% more, than GeForce GT 640.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	7−8	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 500% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p	14−16	130−140
medium / 768p	10−11	85−90
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 812% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than GeForce GT 640.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 640	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 1.0
Code name	GK107	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	5 June 2012	27 March 2013
Pipelines	384	1280
Core clock speed	902 MHz	950 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.86	76.00
Floating-point performance	692.7 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length	145 mm	242 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1782 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.51 GB/s	154 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	3.0
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	24 Mh/s
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+
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GeForce GT 640 vs Radeon Sky 500

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