FireStream 9270 vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

Place in the ranking	720	722
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.19	no data
Power efficiency	5.01	1.51
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GK208	RV770
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	29 May 2013 (11 years ago)	13 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	800
Core clock speed	1046 MHz	750 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	956 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.47	30.00
Floating-point processing power	0.8033 TFLOPS	1.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	32	40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1252 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.06 GB/s	115.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	1x DVI
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	3.5	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.55	3.48
Recency	29 May 2013	13 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	160 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 226.5% lower power consumption.

FireStream 9270, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and FireStream 9270.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while FireStream 9270 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.