GeForce GT 640M LE vs Quadro CX

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

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

  GeForce GT 640M LE Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3\DDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro CX has 650% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro CX has 1534 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is used in Laptops, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 640M LE is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 10−12
medium / 1080p 0−1 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 640M LE Quadro CX
Architecture Fermi / Kepler Tesla 2.0
Code name N13P-LP GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 11 November 2008
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 602 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 1.3
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 medium sized
Optimus +
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