GeForce GT 640M LE vs GRID M60 8Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640M LE and GRID M60 8Q, 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 GRID M60 8Q, 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 GRID M60 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3\DDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M60 8Q has 1025% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID M60 8Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is used in Laptops, and GRID M60 8Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE and GRID M60 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 3212 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 20−22
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 35−40
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 640M LE GRID M60 8Q
Architecture Fermi / Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name N13P-LP GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 30 August 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
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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