NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 vs AMD Radeon HD 7730M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 and AMD Radeon HD 7730M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 57% higher core clock speed: 902 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • Around 34% higher texture fill rate: 28.86 GTexel / s vs 21.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1173 vs 781
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 295 vs 214
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2134 vs 1777
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2134 vs 1777
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 June 2012 vs 24 April 2012
Core clock speed 902 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate 28.86 GTexel / s vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1173 vs 781
PassMark - G2D Mark 295 vs 214
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2134 vs 1777
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2134 vs 1777

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7730M

  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 512 vs 384
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 1% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • Around 74% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6551 vs 3762
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.244 vs 11.448
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 289.172 vs 206.777
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.524 vs 0.792
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.319 vs 14.637
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 69.757 vs 20.86
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3220 vs 2375
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3350 vs 3328
  • Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3220 vs 2375
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3350 vs 3328
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 512 vs 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 6551 vs 3762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.244 vs 11.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 289.172 vs 206.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.524 vs 0.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.319 vs 14.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 69.757 vs 20.86
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3220 vs 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3350 vs 3328
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3220 vs 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3350 vs 3328

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7730M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1173
781
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
295
214
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
3762
6551
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.448
15.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
206.777
289.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.792
1.524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.637
25.319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.86
69.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2134
1777
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2375
3220
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3328
3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2134
1777
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2375
3220
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3328
3350
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7730M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1173 781
PassMark - G2D Mark 295 214
Geekbench - OpenCL 3762 6551
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.448 15.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 206.777 289.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.792 1.524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.637 25.319
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.86 69.757
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2134 1777
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2375 3220
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3328 3350
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2134 1777
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2375 3220
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3328 3350
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1565

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7730M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Chelsea
Launch date 5 June 2012 24 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Place in performance rating 1163 1164
Price now $59.99
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 25.25

Technical info

Core clock speed 902 MHz 575 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 512
Texture fill rate 28.86 GTexel / s 21.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
Boost clock speed 675 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0