GeForce 8800 GTS 640
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 8 series · launched November 2006
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce 8800 GTS 640 launched at $449 in 2006. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $737 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 64% rise over 20 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2006 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 8 series |
| Launched | November 2006 |
| Launch price | $449 |
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Chip | G80-100-K0-A2 |
| Memory | 640 MB |
| Memory type | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus | 320-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 63.4 GB/s |
| Core clock | 513 MHz |
| FP32 compute | 0.34 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 143 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 681 million |
| Die size | 484 mm² |
| Process | 90 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Tier | 80-class |
The Nvidia 80-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 8800 GTS 640 | 2006 | $449 | $737 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GTX | 2006 | $599 | $983 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 | 2007 | $269 | $429 | — |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra | 2007 | $829 | $1,323 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GT | 2007 | $349 | $557 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112 | 2007 | $399 | $637 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 512 | 2007 | $349 | $557 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GTX | 2008 | $299 | $460 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GX2 | 2008 | $599 | $921 | — |
| GeForce GTX 280 | 2008 | $649 | $997 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GT | 2008 | $159 | $244 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand | 2008 | $159 | $244 | — |
| GeForce GTX 285 | 2009 | $359 | $554 | — |
| GeForce GTX 285 X2 | 2009 | $1,399 | $2,157 | — |
| GeForce GTX 480 | 2010 | $499 | $757 | — |
| GeForce GTX 580 | 2010 | $499 | $757 | — |
Compare with
- GeForce 8800 GT · 2007 · $349
- GeForce 8800 GTS 512 · 2007 · $349
- GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112 · 2007 · $399
- Radeon HD 2900 XT · 2007 · $399
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