Radeon RX 7600 XT vs GeForce GT 640

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640 and Radeon RX 7600 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 640
2012
2 GB DDR3, 65 Watt
3.05

RX 7600 XT outperforms GT 640 by a whopping 1360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking76179
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.2077.60
Power efficiency3.2616.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK107Navi 33
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 June 2012 (12 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7600 XT has 38700% better value for money than GT 640.

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 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2755 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt190 Watt
Texture fill rate28.86352.6
Floating-point processing power0.6927 TFLOPS22.57 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32128
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 4.0 x8
Length145 mm204 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s288.0 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 HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI++

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
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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
RX 7600 XT 44.53
+1360%

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 1176
RX 7600 XT 17185
+1361%

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 44.53
Recency 5 June 2012 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 190 Watt

GT 640 has 192.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7600 XT, on the other hand, has a 1360% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
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