NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 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 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 15% higher core clock speed: 902 MHz vs 783 MHz
  • Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 28.86 GTexel / s vs 25.06 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
  • Around 15% better floating-point performance: 692.7 gflops vs 601.3 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 106 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 June 2012 vs 15 March 2011
Core clock speed 902 MHz vs 783 MHz
Texture fill rate 28.86 GTexel / s vs 25.06 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 192
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops vs 601.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 106 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3328 vs 3313
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3328 vs 3313

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

  • 2x more memory clock speed: 3608 MHz vs 1782 MHz
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.611 vs 11.448
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 422.002 vs 206.777
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.255 vs 0.792
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.132 vs 14.637
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 49.9 vs 20.86
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2166 vs 2134
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3360 vs 2375
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2166 vs 2134
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3360 vs 2375
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 3608 MHz vs 1782 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.611 vs 11.448
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 422.002 vs 206.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.255 vs 0.792
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 25.132 vs 14.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 49.9 vs 20.86
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2166 vs 2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3360 vs 2375
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2166 vs 2134
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3360 vs 2375

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.448
12.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
206.777
422.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.792
1.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.637
25.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.86
49.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2134
2166
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2375
3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3328
3313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2134
2166
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2375
3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3328
3313
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
PassMark - G3D Mark 1173
PassMark - G2D Mark 295
Geekbench - OpenCL 3766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.448 12.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 206.777 422.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.792 1.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.637 25.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 20.86 49.9
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2134 2166
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2375 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3328 3313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2134 2166
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2375 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3328 3313
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1565

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Fermi 2.0
Code name GK107 GF116
Launch date 5 June 2012 15 March 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Place in performance rating 1178 1179
Price now $59.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 25.25

Technical info

Core clock speed 902 MHz 783 MHz
Floating-point performance 692.7 gflops 601.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 384 192
Texture fill rate 28.86 GTexel / s 25.06 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 106 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,170 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB / s 57.7 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 3608 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5