NVS 3100M vs GeForce GT 640M

Place in the ranking	845	1229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.16	2.61
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GK107	GT218
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)

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 cores	384	16
Core clock speed	Up to 625 MHz	606 MHz
Boost clock speed	645 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.00	4.848
Floating-point processing power	0.48 TFLOPS	0.04698 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	32	8

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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16

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 type	DDR3\GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	790 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 64.0 GB/s	12.64 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	1.2

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 2.40
+353%

NVS 3100M 0.53

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 923
+352%

NVS 3100M 204

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 7425
+563%

NVS 3100M 1121

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:

900p	26 +420%	5−6 −420%
Full HD	22 +450%	4−5 −450%
1200p	19 +375%	4−5 −375%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Elden Ring	4−5	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Dota 2	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Elden Ring	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Fortnite	12−14	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	8 +700%	1−2 −700%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +188%	8−9 −188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
World of Tanks	49 +206%	16−18 −206%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Dota 2	24 +380%	5−6 −380%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +188%	8−9 −188%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Valorant	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

This is how GT 640M and NVS 3100M compete in popular games:

GT 640M is 420% faster in 900p
GT 640M is 450% faster in 1080p
GT 640M is 375% faster in 1200p

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GT 640M is 1500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 640M is ahead in 29 tests (88%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.40	0.53
Recency	22 March 2012	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	14 Watt

GT 640M has a 352.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 3100M, on the other hand, has 128.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 640M is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640M is a notebook graphics card while NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.