GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs GT 640M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition with GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

GT 640M Mac Edition
2013
512 MB GDDR5, 32 Watt
1.04

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms GT 640M Mac Edition by a whopping 3048% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1097165
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data69.37
Power efficiency2.2317.26
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 February 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 cores3842560
Core clock speed745 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate23.84142.2
Floating-point processing power0.5722 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs3280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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
Lengthno data242 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth40 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6

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 1.04 32.74
Recency 3 February 2013 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 130 Watt

GT 640M Mac Edition has 306.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 3048.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is a desktop one.


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