GeForce GT 640M LE vs Quadro FX 5800

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640M LE and Quadro FX 5800, 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 Quadro FX 5800, 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 Quadro FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3\DDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 845% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M LE.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 5800 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is build with Fermi / Kepler architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • GeForce GT 640M LE is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 640M LE is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

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 Quadro FX 5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GT 640M LE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 640M LE Quadro FX 5800
Architecture Fermi / Kepler Tesla 2.0
Code name N13P-LP GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 11 November 2008
Pipelines 384 240
Core clock speed 610 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 1.3
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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