Radeon RX 640 vs GeForce GTX 470M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon RX 640, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 470M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.06

RX 640 outperforms GTX 470M by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking621616
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.827.34
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF104Polaris 23
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 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 cores288640
Core clock speed535 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1218 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate25.6848.72
Floating-point processing power0.6163 TFLOPS1.559 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs4840

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s48 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 470M 5.06
RX 640 5.14
+1.6%

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.

GTX 470M 1953
RX 640 1983
+1.5%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 470M 2003
RX 640 5235
+161%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 470M 9801
RX 640 14141
+44.3%

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:

900p34
+13.3%
30−35
−13.3%
Full HD48
+77.8%
27
−77.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−42.9%
20
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−125%
27
+125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−100%
26
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+63.6%
11
−63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

This is how GTX 470M and RX 640 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 470M is 13% faster in 900p
  • GTX 470M is 78% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470M is 64% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 640 is 125% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 470M is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RX 640 is ahead in 16 tests (24%)
  • there's a draw in 50 tests (74%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.06 5.14
Recency 3 September 2010 13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

RX 640 has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 470M and Radeon RX 640.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M
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