GeForce GT 640M LE vs Radeon HD 5830

In this comparison between GeForce GT 640M LE and Radeon HD 5830 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 640M LE will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5830 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3\DDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 775% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 8−9
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 18−20
medium / 1080p 0−1 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 640M LE Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Fermi / Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N13P-LP Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 22 March 2012 25 February 2010
Pipelines 384 1120
Core clock speed 800 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.80
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 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 medium sized
Optimus +
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