Subscribe to our YouTube channel ×

    FirePro W7170M vs GeForce GT 640M LE

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 640M LE, 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 FirePro W7170M stacks up against GeForce GT 640M LE, check out specs charts below.
    FirePro W7170M Check Price
    GeForce GT 640M LE Check Price

    FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 640M LE are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 640M LE are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 FirePro W7170M or GeForce GT 640M LE here:

    FirePro W7170M Laptops
    GeForce GT 640M LE Laptops

    Main Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GT 640M LE
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 20 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\DDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
      Check Price Check Price
    • FirePro W7170M has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
    • FirePro W7170M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GT 640M LE uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • FirePro W7170M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
    • FirePro W7170M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce GT 640M LE - in Laptops.
    • FirePro W7170M is build with GCN 3 architecture, and GeForce GT 640M LE - with Fermi / Kepler.
    • FirePro W7170M and GeForce GT 640M LE are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7170M is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7170M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

    Full Specs

      FirePro W7170M GeForce GT 640M LE
    Architecture GCN 3 Fermi / Kepler
    Code name Tonga N13P-LP
    Type Mobile workstation Laptop
    Release date 2 October 2015 22 March 2012
    Pipelines 2048 384
    Core clock speed 723 MHz
    Transistor count 5,000 million 585 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops 384.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 2.0 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores Up to 384
    Bus support 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 large medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    AppAcceleration +
      Check Price Check Price

    Similar compares