Radeon RX 640 vs GeForce 9300M G

Place in the ranking	1386	622
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.15	7.47
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	G86	Polaris 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 February 2008 (17 years ago)	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16	640
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	48.72
Floating-point processing power	0.0256 TFLOPS	1.559 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	9.6 GB/s	48 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	1.1	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9300M G 0.21

RX 640 5.23
+2390%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9300M G 84

RX 640 2082
+2379%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

1−2

−2500%

26
+2500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −550%	26 +550%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −329%	30 +329%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
World of Tanks	10−12 −700%	85−90 +700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −2233%	70−75 +2233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −3300%	30−35 +3300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Valorant	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	16−18
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	5−6
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Valorant	0−1	5−6

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	18 +0%	18 +0%
Fortnite	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	49 +0%	49 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
High Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Fortnite	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

This is how 9300M G and RX 640 compete in popular games:

RX 640 is 2500% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 640 is 3300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 640 is ahead in 28 tests (48%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.21	5.23
Recency	1 February 2008	13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	50 Watt

9300M G has 284.6% lower power consumption.

RX 640, on the other hand, has a 2390.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.