GeForce RTX 2060 vs GT 640M LE

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640M LE with GeForce RTX 2060, including specs and performance data.

GT 640M LE
2012
2 GB DDR3\DDR5, 20 Watt
1.84

RTX 2060 outperforms GT 640M LE by a whopping 1895% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking918131
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0640.47
Power efficiency3.9415.73
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF108TU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$849.99 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 has 67350% better value for money than GT 640M LE.

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 coresUp to 3841920
Core clock speedUp to 500 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1680 MHz
Number of transistors585 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate12.05201.6
Floating-point processing power0.289 TFLOPS6.451 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs16120
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR3\DDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed785 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 28.8 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 640M LE 1.84
RTX 2060 36.71
+1895%

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 640M LE 709
RTX 2060 14145
+1895%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 640M LE 1259
RTX 2060 27163
+2057%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 640M LE 5788
RTX 2060 60454
+944%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 640M LE 2344
RTX 2060 71612
+2955%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GT 640M LE 2240
RTX 2060 67350
+2907%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p19
−1742%
350−400
+1742%
Full HD20
−495%
119
+495%
1440p3−4
−2467%
77
+2467%
4K2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p42.502.93
1440p283.334.53
4K425.007.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1214%
92
+1214%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−15600%
157
+15600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2020%
106
+2020%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−3700%
114
+3700%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−2460%
128
+2460%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2829%
205
+2829%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1533%
98
+1533%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−1359%
248
+1359%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2625%
109
+2625%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−2022%
191
+2022%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−626%
254
+626%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−1771%
131
+1771%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−13900%
140
+13900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1820%
96
+1820%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2933%
91
+2933%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1800%
95
+1800%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2671%
194
+2671%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1500%
96
+1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−1353%
247
+1353%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2475%
103
+2475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1367%
130−140
+1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−533%
75−80
+533%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−597%
244
+597%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−700%
56
+700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−1320%
71
+1320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1475%
60−65
+1475%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2233%
70
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1400%
105
+1400%
Hitman 3 6−7
−1250%
81
+1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−606%
120
+606%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1367%
130−140
+1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−508%
73
+508%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−28.6%
45
+28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2300%
96
+2300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3400%
70−75
+3400%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1767%
55−60
+1767%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%
Hitman 3 7−8
−671%
54
+671%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1680%
89
+1680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−2260%
236
+2260%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1380%
74
+1380%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1300%
28
+1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 28
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2400%
25
+2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 17

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1167%
38
+1167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+0%
64
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Hitman 3 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+0%
59
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how GT 640M LE and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is 1742% faster in 900p
  • RTX 2060 is 495% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 is 2467% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 is 2250% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 15600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 is ahead in 53 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.84 36.71
Recency 4 May 2012 7 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 160 Watt

GT 640M LE has 700% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060, on the other hand, has a 1895.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M LE in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640M LE is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.


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