I have a Nvidia GeForce 580 1.50GB GDDR5, I picked up a Nvidia GeForce GT 640 2GB DDR3 Super Clocked for dirt cheap and like new hardly used. I took apart the 580 and cleaned /added new thermal paste on it to keep it cool. But the card uses 600W and the 640 uses 300W. I was wondering if this card would be fine for playing all the way up to fallout 4 and maybe outer worlds if I would sell the 580. I don't play games much but if do these are the latest titles I have. Fallout New Vegas should be fine on any of these cards as I already been playing it on the 580 at max.
The plus with the 640 is it is 2GB and a smaller footprint in the tower compared to the 10-1/2 long 580 and the 300W lower usage.
I would get a new card, at least from 2019+, but the prices are very high.
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IBM: 760XD,770Z,600X,240,560X,560Z,570,380Z,390X,i1200,i1400,
A22m,A22e,A30,G40,R31,R40,R50,R60,R61,R400,R500,
T20,T23,T30,T40,T43,T60,T61,T400,T400s,T500,W500,W700,
X21,X30,X41,X41T,X60,X60T,X200,X200T,X300,X120e,Z60m,Z61t
T410|T510 to T480|T580
L440|L450 to L480|L580
X220 - X280
A22m,A22e,A30,G40,R31,R40,R50,R60,R61,R400,R500,
T20,T23,T30,T40,T43,T60,T61,T400,T400s,T500,W500,W700,
X21,X30,X41,X41T,X60,X60T,X200,X200T,X300,X120e,Z60m,Z61t
T410|T510 to T480|T580
L440|L450 to L480|L580
X220 - X280
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