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    GeForce GT 640M LE vs GeForce GTX 590

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640M LE and GeForce GTX 590, 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 GeForce GTX 590, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GT 640M LE Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 640M LE GeForce GTX 590
    Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3\DDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
    Display Connectors No outputs 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 1725% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
    • GeForce GT 640M LE is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 590 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
    • GeForce GT 640M LE is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 640M LE is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p − 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    low / 720p 1−2 35−40
    medium / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 640M LE GeForce GTX 590
    Architecture Fermi / Kepler Fermi
    Code name N13P-LP GF110
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 22 March 2012 24 March 2011
    Pipelines 384 1024
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz
    Transistor count 585 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 128bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 1707 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.2
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores Up to 384 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Blu-Ray +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 14 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
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