Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs GeForce GT 640M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 640M with Radeon RX 5600 OEM, including specs and performance data.
5600 OEM outperforms 640M by a whopping 1300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 923 | 216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.10 | 15.23 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Navi 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (14 years ago) | 21 January 2020 (6 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 | 384 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | Up to 625 MHz | 1130 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 645 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 10,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.00 | 199.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | 6.39 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 3 MB |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | DDR3\GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 64.0 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 24
−1150%
| 300−350
+1150%
|
| Full HD | 22
−1264%
| 300−350
+1264%
|
| 1200p | 19
−1268%
| 260−270
+1268%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 2−3
−1250%
|
27−30
+1250%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1233%
|
80−85
+1233%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−1200%
|
130−140
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−1264%
|
150−160
+1264%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1233%
|
160−170
+1233%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−1275%
|
550−600
+1275%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1233%
|
80−85
+1233%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 49
−1227%
|
650−700
+1227%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Dota 2 | 25
−1100%
|
300−310
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−1200%
|
130−140
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−1264%
|
150−160
+1264%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8
−1275%
|
110−120
+1275%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1233%
|
160−170
+1233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1275%
|
110−120
+1275%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−1275%
|
550−600
+1275%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−1233%
|
80−85
+1233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
| Dota 2 | 24
−1150%
|
300−310
+1150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−1264%
|
150−160
+1264%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1233%
|
160−170
+1233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1275%
|
110−120
+1275%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−1275%
|
550−600
+1275%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−11
−1200%
|
130−140
+1200%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1233%
|
200−210
+1233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
−1281%
|
290−300
+1281%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−1275%
|
220−230
+1275%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1257%
|
190−200
+1257%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−1200%
|
130−140
+1200%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 5−6
−1200%
|
65−70
+1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
This is how GT 640M and RX 5600 OEM compete in popular games:
- RX 5600 OEM is 1150% faster in 900p
- RX 5600 OEM is 1264% faster in 1080p
- RX 5600 OEM is 1268% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.12 | 29.67 |
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 21 January 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 150 Watt |
GT 640M has 369% lower power consumption.
RX 5600 OEM, on the other hand, has a 1300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 5600 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 640M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 5600 OEM is a desktop one.
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