GeForce GT 640 vs Radeon HD 5830
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 640 and Radeon HD 5830, 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 640 stacks up against Radeon HD 5830, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GT 640
Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP)
65 Watt
175 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5830 has 169% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640.
GeForce GT 640 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 640 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 640 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 640 is 102 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
GeForce GT 640 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5830 is 137 mm longer, than GeForce GT 640.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2218 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
110−120
150−160
medium / 768p
90−95
120−130
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
QHD / 1440p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 640 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 5830.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
65−70
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Dota 2 is 27% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
3−4
10−11
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
4−5
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Far Cry 5 is 120% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Fortnite is 47% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
45−50
60−65
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Grand Theft Auto V is 47% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
8−9
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
high / 1080p
−
90−95
ultra / 1080p
70−75
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Minecraft is 19% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce GT 640.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 83% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
14−16
30−33
medium / 768p
10−11
20−22
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 112% more, than GeForce GT 640.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in World of Tanks is 30% more, than GeForce GT 640.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 640
Radeon HD 5830
Architecture
Kepler
TeraScale 2
Code name
GK107
Cypress
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
5 June 2012
25 February 2010
Pipelines
384
1120
Core clock speed
902 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.86
44.80
Floating-point performance
692.7 gflops
1,792.0 gflops
Length
145 mm
282 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1782 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.51 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
24 Mh/s
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