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    GeForce GT 640M vs Radeon HD 7970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 640M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 and Radeon HD 7970. 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.
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    GeForce GT 640M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GT 640M 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 here:

    GeForce GT 640M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 640M Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 837% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M.
    • GeForce GT 640M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GT 640M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GT 640M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 640M is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 10−12 60−65
    medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than GeForce GT 640M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 640M Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Kepler GCN
    Code name N13P-GS Tahiti XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 22 March 2012 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 384 2048
    Boost Clock 645 MHz 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 118.4
    Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 274 mm
    Memory bus width 128bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
    3D Blu-Ray +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
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