NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE and NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 4x more pipelines: 384 vs 96
  • Around 23% better floating-point performance: 384.0 gflops vs 311.04 gflops
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 96% higher memory clock speed: 3140 MHz vs 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.495 vs 6.139
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 251.012 vs 171.053
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.333 vs 9.729
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1583 vs 1208
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2289 vs 2053
  • Around 31% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1583 vs 1208
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2289 vs 2053
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 May 2012 vs 1 February 2011
Pipelines 384 vs 96
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops vs 311.04 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 65 Watt
Memory clock speed 3140 MHz vs 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.495 vs 6.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 251.012 vs 171.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.333 vs 9.729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1583 vs 1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2289 vs 2053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1583 vs 1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2289 vs 2053

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 774 vs 704
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 237 vs 171
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2626 vs 2344
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 19.871 vs 13.954
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3275 vs 3127
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3275 vs 3127
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 774 vs 704
PassMark - G2D Mark 237 vs 171
Geekbench - OpenCL 2626 vs 2344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.65 vs 0.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 19.871 vs 13.954
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3275 vs 3127
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3275 vs 3127

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
704
774
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
171
237
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2344
2626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.495
6.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
251.012
171.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.649
0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.333
9.729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.954
19.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1583
1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2289
2053
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3127
3275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1583
1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2289
2053
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3127
3275
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE NVIDIA GeForce GT 440
PassMark - G3D Mark 704 774
PassMark - G2D Mark 171 237
Geekbench - OpenCL 2344 2626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.495 6.139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 251.012 171.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.649 0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.333 9.729
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.954 19.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1583 1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2289 2053
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3127 3275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1583 1208
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2289 2053
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3127 3275

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE NVIDIA GeForce GT 440

Essentials

Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name GF108 GF108
Launch date 4 May 2012 1 February 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $849.99 $79
Place in performance rating 1340 1342
Price now $849.99 $69.99
Type Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 1.17 14.03

Technical info

CUDA cores Up to 384 96
Floating-point performance 384.0 gflops 311.04 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 384 96
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 65 Watt
Transistor count 585 million 585 million
Core clock speed 1620 MHz
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C
Texture fill rate 13.0 billion / sec

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA, HDMIVGADual Link DVI
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB GDDR5 or 1 GB
Memory bus width 128bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3140 MHz 1600 MHz (GDDR5) or 900 MHz (DDR3)
Memory type DDR3\DDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0
Memory bandwidth 28.8 (DDR3) – 51.2 (GDDR5)
Standard memory config per GPU 1 GB GDDR5 or 2 GB

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
Optimus
Verde Drivers