Radeon HD 6570 vs GeForce GT 640

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 and Radeon HD 6570, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
3.05
+113%

GT 640 outperforms HD 6570 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking767998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.200.07
Power efficiency3.271.66
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGK107Turks
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date5 June 2012 (12 years ago)19 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 640 has 186% better value for money than HD 6570.

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 cores384480
Core clock speed902 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data650 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate28.8615.60
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPS0.624 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3224

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s28.8 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, 1x VGA
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+
UVD-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 640 3.05
+113%
HD 6570 1.43

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 640 1175
+113%
HD 6570 551

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GT 640 1560
+83.5%
HD 6570 850

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 3.05 1.43
Recency 5 June 2012 19 April 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 40 Watt

GT 640 has a 113.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6570, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6570 in performance tests.


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