FirePro W8100 vs GeForce GT 640M LE

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and GeForce GT 640M LE. 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 W8100 and GeForce GT 640M LE. 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.

GeForce GT 640M LE is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 640M LE 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 LE here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GT 640M LE
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W8100 has 1000% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GT 640M LE uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • FirePro W8100 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 640M LE - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 640M LE - with Fermi / Kepler.
  • FirePro W8100 and GeForce GT 640M LE are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 1−2
medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 GeForce GT 640M LE
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi / Kepler
Code name Hawaii N13P-LP
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 23 June 2014 22 March 2012
Pipelines 2560 384
Core clock speed 824 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 384.0 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 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 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) 466 Mh/s 14 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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