ATI Radeon 9600 XT vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

GT 640 GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM Rebrand GT 640 Rev. 2
VS
Radeon 9600 PRO Radeon 9600 SE Radeon 9600 TX Radeon 9600 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and Radeon 9600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640 Rev. 2
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 49 Watt
3.55
+3844%

GT 640 Rev. 2 outperforms ATI 9600 XT by a whopping 3844% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 640 Rev. 2
ATI 9600 XT 9600 XT

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking7241454
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency4.970.28
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameGK208RV360
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384no data
Core clock speed1046 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors915 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt22 Watt
Texture fill rate33.472.000
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs324

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8AGP 8x
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s9.6 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5-

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 0.09
Recency 29 May 2013 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 22 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has a 3844.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9600 XT, on the other hand, has 122.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9600 XT in performance tests.

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

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Community ratings

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