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    GeForce GT 640 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 640 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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 640 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 640 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GT 640 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • GeForce GT 640 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 640 is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 52 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.
    • GeForce GT 640 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3230 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 20−22
    medium / 1080p 5−6 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GT 640.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 640 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Architecture Kepler Maxwell
    Code name GK107 Surface Book
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 5 June 2012 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 384 384
    Core clock speed 902 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.86
    Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA 3.0 +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 24 Mh/s
    Optimus +
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