Xbox XGPU-B vs GeForce GT 640M

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking808not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.24no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameN13P-GSNV2A
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)15 November 2001 (22 years ago)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed625 MHz233 MHz
Boost clock speed645 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,270 million57 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Wattno data
Texture fill rate20.001.864
Floating-point performance480.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 640M and Xbox XGPU-B compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 4x
Widthno dataIGP

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, GDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 - 4000 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)8.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.61.4
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2012 15 November 2001
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm

GT 640M has an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 640M and Xbox XGPU-B. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640M is a notebook card while Xbox XGPU-B is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M
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