GeForce GT 640M LE vs Radeon HD 7730

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 640M LE and Radeon HD 7730. 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 GeForce GT 640M LE and Radeon HD 7730. 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

  GeForce GT 640M LE Radeon HD 7730
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 47 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3\DDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7730 has 135% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7730 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7730 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7730 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE and Radeon HD 7730 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 2700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 14−16
medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7730 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 640M LE Radeon HD 7730
Architecture Fermi / Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N13P-LP Cape Verde
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 22 March 2012 1 May 2013
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 800 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 614.4 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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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