Radeon R5 A240 vs GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 and Radeon R5 A240, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640 Rev. 2
2013, $89
1 GB GDDR5, 49 Watt
3.29
+138%

640 Rev. 2 outperforms R5 A240 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7931049
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Power efficiency5.172.13
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGK208Oland
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 May 2013 (12 years ago)2014 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores384320
Core clock speed1046 MHz1030 MHz
Boost clock speedno data780 MHz
Number of transistors915 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate33.4715.60
Floating-point processing power0.8033 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88
TMUs3220
L1 Cache32 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno data

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 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mm168 mm
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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1252 MHz1800 MBps
Memory bandwidth40.06 GB/s28.8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA
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API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.16.5 (5.1)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1 (1.2)
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.170
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 3.29 1.38
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 50 Watt

GT 640 Rev. 2 has a 138% higher aggregate performance score, and 2% lower power consumption.

R5 A240, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GT 640 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 A240 in performance tests.

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