GeForce GT 640 OEM vs GTS 450 Rev. 2

GTS 240 OEM GTS 250 GTS 450 GTS 450 OEM GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3
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GT 610 GT 610 PCI GT 620 GT 625 OEM GT 630 GT 630 OEM GT 635 OEM GT 640 GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM Rebrand GT 640 Rev. 2 GT 645 OEM

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 and GeForce GT 640 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 450 Rev. 2
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 106 Watt
4.41
+159%

GTS 450 Rev. 2 outperforms GT 640 OEM by a whopping 159% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 2
GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking664930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.892.36
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF116GK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 March 2011 (13 years ago)24 April 2012 (12 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 cores192384
Core clock speed783 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0625.50
Floating-point processing power0.6013 TFLOPS0.6121 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3232

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed902 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.73 GB/s28.51 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA2.13.0

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 4.41 1.70
Recency 15 March 2011 24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 50 Watt

GTS 450 Rev. 2 has a 159.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 640 OEM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 112% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 OEM in performance tests.

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

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Community ratings

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