Gainward GeForce GT 640 1024MB Low Profile Pro Reviews

Without any semblance of fanfare that usually greets new GPUs, Nvidia is quietly transitioning the volume-selling GeForce GT 640 from a GK107 to GK208 die. It is important to understand the differences, highlighted in this review, because the newer GT 640 offers more performance with lower power consumption. Nvidia has rearchitected GT 640 with, now, higher frequencies allied to a leaner architecture. Continuing with codenames, the GT 640 GK208 is a better bet than the GK107 in almost every scenario. Gaming performance is on a par with the recently released and same-priced Radeon HD 7730, though, while substantially improved, GPGPU throughput, via OpenCL, still lags behind comparable AMD cards'. Spending £60 buys you discrete cards that are manifestly better than any integrated graphics. The slimline GeForce GT 640 (GK208) enables Full-HD gaming at medium-quality levels, remaining quiet and cool in the process. Gainward's card is a solid implementation of the new technology and can be recommended as such.