GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q vs GT 640

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking769not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-10079
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.20no data
Power efficiency3.23no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date5 June 2012 (12 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 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 cores3842048
Core clock speed902 MHz832 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1155 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate28.8673.92
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPS4.731 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s96 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
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API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 June 2012 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 30 Watt

RTX 2050 Max-Q has an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 116.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640 and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a notebook one.


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